Apollo 14 Simulated View of the Triplet Craters

Author

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Title - Alternative

Simulated Descent View of the Fra Mauro Region

Keywords

Aeronautics, Apollo 14, Fra Mauro Region, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Moon, NASA, Triplet Craters

Photo Description

This view of the Triplet Craters, located at center under scale, was photographed from a television monitor in the lunar module simulator at the Kennedy Space Center. It is the same view Alan B. Shepard, Jr., will see during a nominal descent to the planned landing site in the Moon's Fra Mauro region. Shepard will descend in the lunar module with Edgar D. Mitchell while Stuart A. Roosa pilots the Command Module in lunar orbit. This view was photographed at a simulated altitude of 3,000 feet at a 16-degree flight path angle and a 10-degree sun elevation angle. The three Triplet craters, known as North, Middle and South, are clearly visible at center under the Landing Point Designator, the scale which helps the crew pinpoint their landing site. The craters Cone, Doublet and Triplet are the three primary formations Astronauts Shepard and Mitchell will see on their planned landing trajectory to the Fra Mauro region.

Publication Date

1-27-1971

Format

image/jpeg

Number of Images

2

Side of Image

Front of Image

Publisher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Original Size

8" x 10"

Identifier

DP0057521-0037a

NASA Photo Number

108-KSC-71P-53; 71-H-203

Photo Credit

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Location

John C. Hitt Library

Department

Special Collections & University Archives

Collection

Official NASA Photographs, Vol.2, September 4, 1969 - October 2, 1973

Call Number

SC 010

Digital Production Specifications

Digitized by the University of Central Florida Libraries, Digital Initiatives Unit. Jpeg images were derived from no less than 600 dpi tiffs scanned on a Copibook scanner.

Use and Reproduction

This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information, contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816, (407) 823-2576.

Additional Rights Statement

This photograph is a government publication – not subject to copyright.

Recommended Citation

"Apollo 14 Simulated View of the Triplet Craters" (1971). Official NASA Photographs, Vol. 2, September 4, 1969 - October 2, 1973. 34.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/nasa-photographs-volume-2/34