Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
 fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
                           professional astronomer.

                               2018 November 11
                                      [2]
                  Astronaut Exploring: An Apollo 15 Panorama
      Image Credit & Copyright: NASA [3] , USGS [4] , Apollo 15 Crew [5]

Explanation: What would it be like to explore the Moon? NASA's Apollo missions
[6] gave humans just this chance in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In
particular, the Apollo 15 mission [7]  was dedicated to better understanding
the surface of the Moon by exploring mountains, valleys, maria [8] , and
highlands [9] . Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin [10]  spent nearly
three days on the Moon [11]  while Alfred Worden [12]  orbited above in the
Command Module [13] . The mission [14] , which blasted off from Earth on 1971
July 26, was the first to deploy a Lunar Roving Vehicle [15] . Pictured  [16]
in this digitally stitched mosaic panorama, David Scott, exploring his
surroundings, examines a boulder [17]  in front of the summit of Mt. Hadley
Delta [18] . The shadow of James Irwin is visible to the right, while
scrolling to the right will reveal a well-lit and diverse lunar terrain [19] .
The Apollo 15 mission [20]  returned about 76 kilograms of moon rocks for
detailed study. In the future, NASA and other space agencies plan to continue
to lead humanity's exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond [21] .

                        Tomorrow's picture: red lagoon

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  [1] archivepix.html
  [2] image/1811/hillpan_apollo15_4000.jpg
  [3] https://www.nasa.gov/
  [4] https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/maps/moon-apollo-landing-panoramas
  [5] https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/a15.crew.html
  [6] https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/index.html
  [7]
https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/
landing-missions/apollo15.cfm
  [8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
  [9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_the_Moon#Highlands
  [10] http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_15/overview/
  [11] https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/earths-moon/overview/
  [12] http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/worden-am.html
  [13]
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/
boilerplate-command-module-apollo-1102a
  [14] https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo15.html
  [15] ap990701.html
  [16] https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Moon/Apollo/Panoramas/AP15_2
  [17] http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/a15.summary.html
  [18] ap980705.html
  [19] https://moon.nasa.gov/resources/48/the-moons-surface/
  [20] http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_15/
  [21] https://www.nasa.gov/topics/moon-to-mars
  [22] ap181110.html
  [23] archivepix.html
  [24] lib/apsubmit2015.html
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  [35] https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html
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