The Moment of Splashdown, Grayscale
Title
The Moment of Splashdown, Grayscale
Subject
Description
The Command/Service Module "Endeavor" splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 4:46 p.m. EDT (2046 GMT/UTC) August 7, 1971, 333 miles (535 km) north of Hawaii.
This black and white photograph captures the moment the Apollo 15 CSM entered the water. The two fully deployed and one unsuccessfully deployed parachutes are visible.
This black and white photograph captures the moment the Apollo 15 CSM entered the water. The two fully deployed and one unsuccessfully deployed parachutes are visible.
Creator
NASA
Source
The Project Apollo Image Gallery
Date
August 7, 1971
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/25day13_splashdown.html
Format
Identifier
Coverage
Splashdown
UUID
13e5aa03-d798-40ff-a3f9-240a12f4582d
Original Format
Still Image, black and white. Film camera.
Physical Dimensions
2251 x 1711
Timestamp
295:11:53
Image URL
https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a15/ap15-71-H-1265HR.jpg
Source URL
http://www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html
Location of subject
Pacific Ocean
NASA Image ID
ap15-71-H-1265
Collection
Citation
NASA, “The Moment of Splashdown, Grayscale,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed May 8, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/77.