Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Journal

 

Jim's First Station 2 Pan

Commentary Copyright © 2001 by Eric M. Jones.
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Last revised 29 April 2006.

 

Jim's pan includes frames AS15-85- 11423 to 11438.

Because Jim had trouble keep his position on the steep slope, the pan is presented in three segments - A, B, and C. The last of these was created by David Harland.

In frame 11423, the promontory on the far side of the rille is Trophy Point. Hill 305 is on the horizon and the right-rear fender of the Rover is in the foreground.

Frames 11424 and 11425 (scan by Kipp Teague) give spectacular views up the rille to the north. Note the fresh, raised-rim crater at the right side of the frame. This crater is southwest of Elbow and has a considerable amount of blocky ejecta around it. This crater can also be seen in pictures such as AS15-82- 11147 taken through the 500-mm lens from Stations 9 and 10.

Elbow Crater is visible in 11426.

Frame 11430 shows the inbound Rover tracks.

In frame 11435, we see Dave examining the Station 2 boulder. Note the small, bowl-shaped crater in the foreground and the varying depth of the Rover tracks in different parts of the crater. Note, also, that Dave has placed the gnomon uphill of the crater, next to the boulder.

Frame 11437 is a good photo of Dave as he examines the boulder. Note the orientation of the high-gain antenna, which is pointed directly at the Earth, and of the low-gain, which is not.

 

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