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LRO new photo of the landing site for Apollo 14

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Apollo missions taken from LRO

A supreme disappointment of those who argue that " on the Moon we never went " Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter automatic probe continues ( LRO) to churn out memorable images of the landing sites for missions Apollo.

The probe, in polar orbit around the moon by 2009, is high resolution mapping the surface of our satellite. The images, which are truly spectacular, and every so often about places of historical importance.

On January 31, 1971 from Cape Canaveral was launched the Apollo 14 mission directed towards the Moon. The lunar module Antares , carrying Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell, perched near the crater Fra Mauro February 5, 1971, exactly 40 years ago. The area was taken last January 25 by LRO.

images of this site had already been taken in July 2009, but this time the made is amazing, thanks to the incidence of favorable sunlight, which provides a good contrast:

Landing site of Apollo 14

is clearly visible on the right stage LEM's landing that was left on the Moon and used as a launching pad for takeoff. The area is crossed by the tracks left by the astronauts. The white dot indicated by the arrow, the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package ( ALSEP ).

The following image shows a larger field:

Here you can see the trails by the astronauts to "walk" toward the crater Cone (300 m in diameter and 40 feet deep, off the picture) and for the return.

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