Apollo 15 Landing Site Viewed by Moon Probe

[Ian David]

Apollo 15 Landing Site Viewed by Moon Probe

This image, taken by the Advanced Moon Micro-Imager Experiment (AMIE) on the European Space Agency’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the Hadley Rille on the south-east edge of Mare Imbrium on the Moon.

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This area is the site where NASA astronauts David Scott and James Irwin landed in their Apollo 15 mission in 1971. The landing site is near the upper right part of the rille on a dark mare plain called Palus Putredinis (Marsh of Decay).



The rille begins at the curved gash on the left side of this image, and is seen clearest in the rectangular, mare-floored valley in the center of the image.

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SMART-1 is preparing for an ion drive reboost in lunar orbit, a long burn that lasts from August until mid-September, leading to the Moon probe’s extended science mission until August 2006.

More:
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html


See also:
http://moon.google.com/

[Up2Late]

1. I sort of wish they wouldn't publish pictures like this, because all...

...the "We faked the Moon landings" people are going to look at this and claim it to be proof, because they will say you should be able to see the U.S. Flag or the foot prints.:eyes:

[Ian David]

2. I had the same thoughts, but decided to post it anyway

The important thing is that nobody sees THIS...



and that nobody sees THIS, either...