New Apollo landing site photos released today (LARGE)

[RT Atlanta]

Some cool new pics from landings on 12, 14 and 17 found at the link.

http://www.space.com/12835-nasa-apollo-moon-landing-sites-photos-lro.html

From Apollo 17 - the resolution is pretty amazing, including the footprint tracks that you can see:



A few small photos of the SEP & Lunar Rover from their spots taken on the ground during EVA3 close out:

SEP with Geophone rock (noted on pic above):



Lunar Module at its final parking spot (in distance between the flag and the Lunar Module):

[rsmith6621]

1. Hasselblad Cameras

...is what the moonwalkers used and they were the HD of the day.

[krispos42]

2. Mental note: see "Apollo 18" tonight

Cool pics!

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. Watched it online today

Blairwitch goes to the moon . Man i'm glad I don't pay to see movies anymore.In space, no one can hear you yawn.

[Rabblevox]

3. nice, but what the hell is a "popple" and an "ALSEP"??? /nt

[RT Atlanta]

4. from the link below:

http://www.nasm.si.edu/etp/wn/etpwn201001.html

Craters “Rudolph” and “Poppie” were used as reference points during the landing of the lunar module Challenger in December 1972. Tracks left by the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) lead to where the astronauts set up the Surface Electrical Properties (SEP) experiment and the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). Geophone Rock is a 12-foot-high boulder named after the geophone instruments laid out from the ALSEP.

[Rabblevox]

5. thanks! :)

[alsame]

6. That's amazing to see. Thanks. nt

[drm604]

7. Fantastic Pictures

Unfortunately, the first comment on that NASA page is by a goofy Conspiracy Theorist. It's a shame that so many are so easily misled by nonsense and end up missing out on the true wonder of it.

[OKIsItJustMe]

8. New LROC images offer sharper views of Apollo 12, 14, 17 sites

http://asunews.asu.edu/20110906_apollosites

The Apollo 12 Landing Site (check out the footprints):

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Obviously Fake and made in a studio in Arizona

Notice the fake shading and photoshop techniques.

When is NASA gonna come clean??



OK.... now about those NAZI moon bases on the dark side? How come they won't show those?

I thought not.