NASA Photo ID: AS15-86-11671       File Name: 10075738.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 08/01/71
Title: Apollo 15 lunar sample no. 15415 during second EVA
Description:
This view, photographed during the second Apollo 15 extravehicular activity 
(EVA-2) on Aug. 1, 1971, documents the white anorthositic rock, officially 
designated as sample no. 15415 on the lunar surface. The rock sits atop the 
near corner of the crusty "pedestal" rock near the gnomon. Astronaut David
R.  Scott, commander, took this photograph soon after he and Astronaut
James B.  Irwin, lunar module pilot, cmae across the white rock near Spur
Crater,  Station 7, on the Apennine Front.                

Subject terms:
APOLLO 15 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY                 
LUNAR ROCKS                             
LUNAR SOIL                              
LUNAR SURFACE                           
PHOTOGRAPHS                             
SAMPLES                                 

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