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Apollo 15 Astronauts and Geologists

Title

Apollo 15 Astronauts and Geologists

Subject

Lunar samples

Description

Apollo 15 astronauts David R. Scott and James Irwin join NASA geologists William Phinney, James W. Head, and Gary Lofgren in observing lunar samples in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory.

Creator

NASA

Source

NASA History Portal (website)

Publisher

NASA

Date

August 9, 1971

Contributor

Johnson Space Center

Rights

Public Domain

Format

JPG; 316 x 450

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Primary Sources

Coverage

Post-mission

UUID

7e72b902-92e5-4d3c-a824-d324507bc806

Original Format

Digitized print photograph

Image URL

Smaller image: https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/special_events/Apollo15_gallery/images/S71-43203.jpg

Larger image: https://archive.org/download/S71-43203/S71-43203.jpg

Source URL

Smaller image: https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/special_events/Apollo15_gallery/index.htm

Larger image: https://archive.org/details/S71-43203

Persons in the Photo

David R. Scott, James Irwin, William Phinney, James W. Head, Gary Lofgren

Location of subject

Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, USA

NASA Image ID

S71-43203

Collection

Discovery

Tags

David R. Scott, Geology, James Irwin, Jim Irwin, lunar samples, post-flight

Citation

NASA, “Apollo 15 Astronauts and Geologists,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed May 22, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/172.

Output Formats

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  • omeka-xml

Project Partners

Tracy L. Scott, Ph.D. (Associate Teaching Professor in Sociology at Emory University)

Col. David R. Scott

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