File:AS15-M-2609.png

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English: This photo is used in Figure 29-20 of the Apollo 16 Preliminary Science Report (NASA SP-315), which has the following caption:
Aristarchus Crater and Aristarchus Plateau regions. The young crater Aristarchus in the upper left center is 40 km in diameter. The location of the area shown in figure 29-19(b) is indicated by the arrow (Apollo 15 metric camera frame 2609).

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Image Name: AS15-M-2609
Mission: Apollo 15
Revolution (Orbit): 71
Camera: Mapping/Metric
Exposure: 00:00:00.022
Camera Tilt: 40
Scan Pixel Scale: 9.638
Start Time: (DOY:216) 1971-08-04T14:46:39
Spacecraft Altitude: 107.54 km
Center Coordinates (lat, lon): 25.82°,-47.8°
Corner Coordinates:
28.98°,-45.27°
28.99°,-50.31°
Sun Elevation: 17.0°
Features: ARISTARCHUS, ARISTARCHUS F
Film Type: 3400
Color: black&white
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Source Arizona State University, Apollo Image Archive, Apollo Browse Gallery, Apollo 15: Mapping (Metric) Camera, AS15-M-2609
Author NASA
This image or video was catalogued by one of the centers of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: AS15-M-2609.

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