NASA Photo ID: AS10-32-4756        File Name: 10075153.jpg
Film Type: 70mm BW                 Date Taken: 05/18/69
Title: Apollo 10 oblique view of Apollo Landing Site 2 southwest Sea of Tranquility
Description:
An Apollo 10 oblique view of Apollo Landing Site 2 in the southwestern Sea
of  Tranquility, and showing some of the area west of the site, looking
west. The  Site 2 ellipse is at botom center, extending downward (eastward)
from the  Cat's Paw. At bottom left corner is the crater Moltke AC (Chuck
Hole) in the  center of the prominent linear feature Hypatia Rille (called
U.S. 1). The  other rille in the center of the picture and to the right
(north) of Hypatia  Rille is called Wagon Road. The Largest crater in
picture, and nearest to the  camera, is Sabine, with Ritter adjoining it on
the northwest. The brighter  crater near the upper right corner is
Dionysius. The smaller crater Schmidt  is just above (to the west of)
Sabine. The small crater Sabine D is near  lower right corner, to the right
(north) of Site 2. The coordinates of Site 2  are 23 degrees 42 minutes 23
seconds east longitude and 0 degrees 42 minutes  50 seconds north latitude.         

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APOLLO 10                               
APOLLO PROJECT                          
CRATERS                                 
LUNAR LANDING SITES                     
LUNAR PHOTOGRAPHY                       
LUNAR SURFACE                           
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      

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