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Apollo Landing sites!

Started by Mike Wirths, 08/21/2006 04:51AM
Posted 08/21/2006 04:51AM Opening Post
Hi all,

Heres another from my imaging run. The Apollo 12 & 14 landing sites are marked (approx locations) The ruined old craters of the Fra Mauro area was of great geological intrest to the Apollo missions.
Stack of 216, 58 MAP points.
I like the jagged badland shadows in this image!

--cheers

Mike

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Posted 08/21/2006 12:01PM | Edited 08/21/2006 12:02PM #1
Mike: That is the best shot I've ever seen of that region; really shows the topography well in the Apollo (13)/14 landing site.

-Rich
Posted 08/21/2006 12:56PM #2
Wonderful Image Mike! 8)
I wonder... what's next? will you be bringing the Lunar Lander? wink

Ivan Gastaldo 8)
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Posted 08/21/2006 02:03PM #3
Another beauty Mike!

Thanks for posting it with the additional info of the landing sites. Apollo 14 must have had a much tougher landing! I wonder if they landed in the much more "rocky" area by mistake or by decision, even if, in the latter hypothesis, I couldn't see the reasons.

Ciao Mike

Luca

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Posted 08/21/2006 04:02PM #4
Hi Mike -

Fantastic shot - I agree, the shadows add a lot of information to the mountains that are seen head on in this view.

best -
Alan

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Posted 08/22/2006 03:25AM #5
Hi Mike,

Fantastic! 8O shot, the shadows add even more to it.

Thanks,

Wes Higgins
Posted 08/23/2006 12:37AM #6
I love this image! Your eye naturally goes exploring from rille to crater to mountain shadow to upland hills. Thanks for posting, Mike.

Bob

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