Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal

 

Camera Station Locations for the Apollo 11 Panoramas

Copyright © 2010 by Vladislav Pustynski.
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Last revised 8 January 2012.


The coordinate system used the photogrammetric analysis on the Apollo 11 lunar surface photography has its origin at the center of the north (plus-Y) footpad.  The Y-axis is defined by the line from the center of the north pad to the center of the south pad, with positive values in the direction of the south foot pad.  The x-axis is perpendicular to the y-axis, with positive values in the direction of the west (plus-Z) pad.  And the Z-axis, which is not perpendicular to the other two, is parallel to the SWC staff, with positive values above the base of the north footpad.  For each pan, the central point is the center of a circle fit to the camera station locations.  The dashed circles just inside and just outside the fitted circle indicate the dispersion relative to the fitted circle.

Pan 1
(taken just west of ladder footpad)

Pans 1 and 2 08 January 2012

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Image No.
 X (m)
 X (m) Z (m)
 Distance from fitting circle center (m)
 Distance from fitting circle (m)
 Notes
AS11-40-5850
 4.93
 4.14
 1.66
 0.80
 0.20
AS11-40-5851 5.63
 4.39
 1.78
 0.45
 0.15
AS11-40-5852 5.98
 4.36
 1.75
 0.49
 0.12
AS11-40-5853 6.41
 4.37
 1.70
 0.82
 0.22
AS11-40-5854 6.13
 4.07
 1.82
 0.43
 0.17
AS11-40-5855 6.14
 3.56
 1.76
 0.58
 0.02
AS11-40-5856 5.97
 3.22
 1.71
 0.78
 0.18
AS11-40-5857 5.66
 3.58
 1.78
 0.38
 0.23
AS11-40-5858 5.44
 3.53
 1.71
 0.50
 0.11
Mean
 5.81
 3.91
 1.74
 0.58
 0.15







Central point, fitting circle
 5.71
 3.95



Fitting circle radius (m)
 0.60




Mean square deviation (m)



0.16








Pan 2
(taken on the rim of Double Crater)

Pans 1 and 2 08 January 2012


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Image No. X (m) Y (m) Z (m) Distance from
fitting circle center (m)		 Distance from fitting circle (m)
 Notes
AS11-40-5881
 15.54
 4.10
 2.44
 0.35
 0.47
AS11-40-5882 15.67
 3.73
 2.48
 0.33
 0.49
AS11-40-5882a 15.82
 3.24
 2.39
 0.74
 0.08
AS11-40-5883 15.73
 2.49
 2.30
 1.37
 0.55
AS11-40-5884 15.47
 3.08
 2.42
 0.74
 0.08
AS11-40-5885 15.26
 3.48
 2.43
 0.34
 0.48
AS11-40-5886 14.86
 3.51
 2.39
 0.58
 0.24
AS11-40-5887 14.81
 4.07
 2.36
 0.60
 0.22
AS11-40-5888 14.69
 4.75
 2.29
 1.15
 0.33
AS11-40-5889 15.03
 4.76
 2.38
 1.00
 018
AS11-40-5890 15.45
 4.81
 2.34
 1.01
 0.19
AS11-40-5891 15.61
 4.63
 2.34
 0.86
 0.04
Mean
 15.33
 3.89
 2.38
 0.76
 0.28







Central point, fit
 15.35
 3.81



Fitting circle radius (m)
 0.82




Mean square deviation (m)



0.33







Pan 3
(taken about 8 meters north
of the Plus-Y footpad)


Apollo 11 Pan 3 8 January 2012


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Image No. X (m) Y (m) Z (m) Distance from
fitting circle center (m)		 Distance from fitting circle (m)
 Notes
AS11-40-5905
 -0.41
 -7.37
 0.97
 0.96
 0.08
AS11-40-5906 -0.49
 -7.72
 1.02
 0.78
 0.11
AS11-40-5907 -0.34
 -8.21
 0.93
 1.01
 0.12
AS11-40-5908 -0.59
 -8.68
 0.85
 1.10
 0.21
AS11-40-5909 -0.98
 -8.22
 0.93
 0.50
 0.38
AS11-40-5910 -1.58
 -8.60
 0.81
 0.85
 0.03
AS11-40-5911 -1.97
 -8.42
 0.78
 0.93
 0.05
AS11-40-5912 -1.95
 -7.63
 0.73
 0.70
 0.18
AS11-40-5913 -1.98
 -7.10
 0.89
 1.01
 0.12
AS11-40-5914 -1.76
 -7.15
 0.94
 0.83
 0.06
AS11-40-5915 -2.05
 -7.16
 0.92
 1.02
 0.13
AS11-40-5916 -0.53
 -7.75
 0.94
 0.74
 0.14
Mean -1.22
 -7.83
 0.89
 0.87
 0.14







Central point, fit
 -1.26
 -7.81



Fitting circle radius (m)
 0.89




Mean square deviation (m)



0.16






Pan 4
(taken southeast of the LM
while Buzz offloaded the EASEP)


Apollo 11 Pan 4 8 January 2012

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Image No. X (m) Y (m) Z (m) Distance from
fitting circle center (m)		 Distance from Fitting circle (m)
 Notes
AS11-40-5930
 -13.97
 18.00
 1.65
 0.49
 0.02
AS11-40-5931 -14.03
 17.86
 1.62
 0.48
 0.03
AS11-40-5932 -14.22
 17.64
 1.62
 0.50
 0.01
AS11-40-5933 -14.47
 18.47
 1.74
 0.40
 0.11
AS11-40-5934 -13.71
 18.46
 1.88
 0.83
 0.33
AS11-40-5935 -15.15
 17.76
 1.55
 0.77
 0.26
AS11-40-5936 -14.46
 18.35
 1.65
 0.27
 0.23
AS11-40-5937 -14.42
 17.66
 1.66
 0.42
 0.09
AS11-40-5938 -14.17
 18.19
 1.65
 0.31
 0.20
AS11-40-5939 -14.28
 18.07
 1.71
 0.17
 0.34
AS11-40-5940 -13.91
 18.06
 1.64
 0.54
 0.03
AS11-40-5941 -13.99
 17.86
 1.63
 0.51
 0.01
Mean -14.23
 18.03
 1.67
 0.47
 0.14







Central point, fit
 -14.45
 18.08



Fitting circle radius (m)
 0.51




Mean square deviation (m)



0.18







Pan 5
(taken on the rim
of Little West Crater)

Pan 5 map after shifting


Image No. X (m) Y (m) Z (m) Distance from
Central (mean) Point (m)		 Notes
AS11-40-5954
 -51.4
 25.7
 4.14
 0.61
AS11-40-5955 -52.0
 26.2
 4.26
 0.40
AS11-40-5956 -52.0
 26.2
 4.26
 0.40
AS11-40-5957 -52.0
 26.2
 4.27
 0.40
AS11-40-5958 -52.5
 26.1
 4.38
 0.58
AS11-40-5959 -52.6
 26.2
 4.37
 0.72
AS11-40-5960 -51.6
 24.9
 4.14
 0.98
AS11-40-5961 -51.3
 24.8
 4.10
 1.22
Mean -51.9
 25.8
 4.24
 0.66
Standard Deviation 0.47
 0.60
 0.11
 0.30


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