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Luna 2 and Apollo 15 Sites, P-K

Luna 2 and Apollo 15 Sites

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Taken while waiting for Saturn's reappearance from behind the Moon.

Luna 2 on 13 Sept 1959 was the first man-made object to reach the surface of the Moon. Apollo 15 on 30 Aug 1971 was the 4th manned landing on the Moon.

The mountain range is the Apennines, and the large crater at the top is Archimedes, 83 kms in diameter.

This photo covers about 540 by 640 kms at about 1 km per pixel.

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Luna 2 and Apollo 15 Sites, P-K