Apollo 15: The Misteries Of Mount Hadley |
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AS 15-84-11247 - The western base of Mt Hadley282 visteSpettacolare frame che riprende le pendici del versante occidentale del Monte Hadley: una "piccola montagna" (piallata, come la quasi totalità delle colline e dei monti della Luna) che ha comuque riservato - ci pare - agli Astronauti ed a noi un grande quantitativo di sorprese (oltre che una serie di scorci davvero splendidi).
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AS 15-84-11309 - Up to the top of Mt Hadley303 visteCaption NASA originale:"This is the first in a vertical strip of 500mm images of Mt. Hadley taken by Dave Scott from Station 6.
Two sets of linear features can be seen on the mountain: a set running diagonally down from the upper right to the lower left and a nearly horizontal set dipping down slightly to the left. The diagonal set is the more prominent when the mountain is viewed as a whole and these are believed to be due to lighting effects. The features in the horizontal set, when viewed from lunar orbit, appear to be benches that may have resulted from slumping on the steep mountain face".
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AS 15-84-11324 - The Lunar Module and Pluton Crater in the background220 visteUn'immagine splendida: questo è l'unico possibile commento a questo frame che, secondo la NASA:"Twenty years after the mission, this 500-mm photo was still Dave's favorite. It shows the LM as seen from Station 6, with Pluton Crater in the background". Noi siamo d'accordo con David Scott.
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AS 15-85-11488 - Western side of Mt Hadley184 visteCaption NASA originale:"This frame is part of Jim's first Station 6 pan and shows the now-sunlit western face of Mt. Hadley.
The lineations (---->striature) visible on the mountain are generally believed to be a lighting effect due to the long shadows cast by small-scale undulations at this very-low sun angle. In the foreground we can see the tracks made by the Rover as Dave and Jim approached Station 6".
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AS 15-86-11603 - The LR and Mt Hadley228 visteCaption NASA originale:"This excellent picture is the last one that Dave took at the end of EVA-1. He has moved around to a position in the LM shadow southwest of the Rover. Jim is at the back of the Rover. Mt. Hadley, in all its glory, is in the background. On the back of the Rover we can see two SCBs mounted on the gate and, also, the rake, both pairs of tongs, the extension handle, probably with the scoop attached and the penetrometer. Note that the TV camera is pointed down, in the stowed position".
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AS 15-86-11618 - The Lunar Rover and the North Complex205 visteCaption NASA originale:"At the site of their second sample site above the Station 6 crater, Dave took this "locator" to the Rover, with the North Complex in the background. The small, fresh crater with fragmental debris on its rim - probably soil compacted in the impact and, therefore, called regolith breccia or instant rock - is also visible in AS-86-11617".
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The Launch of Apollo 15164 visteThe "ORIGINAL" Apollo Time-Table (from Apollo 13)
APOLLO 13. March, 1970. Land in Fra Mauro formation of flat highlands, stay about 22 hours. Collect soil and rock from an old area relatively untouched by what many believed were ancient floods or volcanoes.
APOLLO 14. July, 1970. Land in Censorinus Crater area for a stay of about 22 hours. Investigate craters, possibly carved in Moon's surface by meteors.
APOLLO 15. November, 1970. Land in Littrow area of volcano-like projections, remain about 22 hours. Attempt a pinpoint landing on an exact, pre-selected target.
APOLLO 16. March, 1971. Descend to Crater Copernicus, remaining for about 70 hours. Extract from crater and high-rising column within formation rocks believed to be from far below the lunar surface.
APOLLO 17. Late in 1971. Land near rugged highland crater Tycho for stay of about 70 hours. Test first moon "rover" vehicle.
APOLLO 18. Early 1972. Land in Marius Hills, remain about 70 hours. Collect soil and rock samples from volcanic-like domes and valleys between.
APOLLO 19. Middle or late 1972. Land deep in Schroeter's Valley, with about 70 hours on the surface. Attempt a descent into a deep crater to determine cause of mysterious "red flashes" seen there by astronomers.
APOLLO 20. Late 1972 or early 1973. Land near the Hyginus Rill, a long, major canyon, for stay of about 70 hours. Investigate canyon for possible lunar core material.
This timeline had been altered slightly even before the Apollo 13 mission, when in January, 1970, Apollo 20 was cancelled in order to reserve the last production Saturn V for use in launching the planned Skylab orbiting laboratory a few years later. This change shifted the planned Apollo 18 and 19 lunar missions to 1974 to follow Skylab, but further budget-cutting in late 1970 also resulted in the cancellation of Apollo 18 and 19.
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AS 15-82-11164 - Great Scott! (HR)191 visteOriginal caption:"166:09:44 MT. (...) this is a "before" of sample 15555, generally known as 'Great Scott', a 9,6 Kg piece of basalt and the largest Apollo 15 sample.
The Apollo 15 Photographic Index incorrectly indicates that this picture was taken at Station 10.
Scan courtesy NASA Johnson".
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AS 15-87-11839 - The LM "Falcon" (HR)243 visteUna spettacolare ripresa ravvicinata del LM "Falcon" il quale ci appare in tutta la sua "modestia (dimensionale)" e "fragilità" (eppure i fatti hanno dimostrato che la nostra impressione è erronea). Alla Vostra Sx, sullo sfondo, si riesce a vedere il LR ed un Astronauta mentre si aggira fra le varie dotazioni posizionate sulla superficie della Luna per compiere i prescritti esperimenti.
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AS 15-88-11980 - Aristarchus and Herodotus201 vistenessun commento
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AS 15-88-12005 - Aristarchus and Herodotus176 visteCambio di angolo nella ripresa, ma risultato comunque splendido!
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AS 15-87-11852 (HR) - Panorama with LM and LR270 visteIstantanea ottenuta durante la seconda escursione (EVA-2) degli Astronauti Scott ed Irwin. Le grigie e (relativamente) dolci colline della Luna dominano il panorama che si stende dietro al Lunar Module ed al Lunar Rover i quali appaiono entrambi in tutta la loro piccolezza e fragilità.
Interessanti le tracce lasciate dalle ruote del Lunar Rover sulla superficie della Luna ma, soprattutto, ci colpiscono le impronte degli stivali indossati dagli astronauti (in primissimo piano).
Sono impronte che, salvo l'occorrere di eventi decisamente rari, imprevisti ed imprevedibili (un impatto meteorico proprio su quell'area, p.e.), resteranno immutate per l'eternità (o quasi).
La luminosità che proviene da Sole, piuttosto alto sull'orizzonte, conferisce all'immagine un quid di serena familiarità: la Luna, quando è immersa nella luce, non sembra poi così spettrale!...
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