Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera

 

Apollo 15 Landing Site

The Apollo 15 Lunar Module Falcon set down on the Hadley plains a mere 2 km from Hadley Rille, a channel cut by flowing lava. The goals: sample the basalts, explore a lunar rille for the first time, and search for ancient crustal rocks. Additionally, Dave Scott and Jim Irwin deployed the third Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) and unveiled the first Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). The astronauts spent almost three days exploring the Hadley-Apennine valley (19 hours of extra-vehicular activity), traversed over 28 km (17 miles) using the first lunar rover, and collected over 77 kg (170 pounds) of priceless lunar materials, including the famous “Genesis Rock”, a piece of the primordial lunar crust.

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