View of crater Humboldt as photographed by Apollo 15
S71-44668 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- An oblique view of the crater Humboldt, as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay of the Apollo 15 Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit. This view is looking southerly. Humboldt, which is 200 kilometers (124 statute miles) in diameter, is located at 81 degrees east longitude and 27 degrees south latitude. The three-inch mapping camera was one of eight lunar orbital science experiments located in the SIM bay.
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S71-44668
Date Created
August 25, 1971
Center
JSC
Media Type
image
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