NASA Photo ID: AS14-69-9560 File Name: 10075632.jpg
Film Type: 70mm BW Date Taken: 02/06/71
Title: View of Apollo 16 landing sites from Apollo 14 spacecraft
Description:
This 500mm vertical frame taken from the Apollo 14 spacecraft is of the
Apollo 16 proposed landing sites "Descartes". The actual location of the
target area is near the upper left. This photograph was taken with a 56
degree sun angle. The large bright crater is approximately one kilometer in
diameter and has a distinctive ray pattern which serves as a landmark.
Subject terms:
APOLLO 14
APOLLO PROJECT
CRATERS
LUNAR LANDING SITES
LUNAR SURFACE
PHOTOGRAPHY
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