Tsiolkovsky Crater

Title

Tsiolkovsky Crater

Description

The Tsiolkovsky Crater, photographed just after it appeared over the lunar horizon. This photo displays the albedo difference between the dark interior and the light-coloured peak.

Creator

NASA

Source

Apollo Lunar Surface Journal

Publisher

NASA

Date

July 30, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/10day4_lunar_orbit.html

Identifier

Primary Sources

Coverage

Lunar Orbit

UUID

2806157b-81d6-4e05-9f52-8f73fe6f3f34

Original Format

Still Image, color. Hasselblad film camera, 250mm lens.

Timestamp

083:16:51

Image URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/AS15-91-12383HR.jpg

Source URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/images15.html

Location of subject

Tsiolkovsky Crater

NASA Image ID

as15-91-12383

Collection

Discovery

Citation

NASA, “Tsiolkovsky Crater,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed May 22, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/41.

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