NASA Photo ID: AS15-91-12366       File Name: 10075722.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 08/01/71
Title: View of crater Posidonius at edge of Sea of Serenity seen by Apollo 15
Description:
An oblique view of a portion of the large crater Posidonius at the 
northeastern edge of the Sea of Serenity, as photographed from the Apollo
15  spacecraft in lunar orbit. Posidonius P is in the corner of the
picture. The  much smaller crater nearby is Posidonius F. The crater inside
Posidonius is  Posidonius A. Rima Posidonius II extends along inside
Posidonius. The diamter  of Posidonius is approximately 100 kilometers
(about 62 statute miles).  Posidonius is partly filled and the rim partly
covered with mare material.  This view is looking northwestward.              

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APOLLO 15 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
CRATERS                                 
LUNAR ORBITS                            
LUNAR SURFACE                           
LUNAR TOPOGRAPHY                        
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