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Saturn Apollo Program

NASA / MSFC · 1971-08-01 · photograph (digital archive)

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This photograph of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was taken during the Apollo 15 mission. Powered by battery, the lightweight electric car greatly increased the range of mobility and productivity on the scientific traverses for astronauts. It weighed 462 pounds (77 pounds on the Moon) and could carry two suited astronauts, their gear and cameras, and several hundred pounds of bagged samples. The LRV's mobility was quite high. It could climb and descend slopes of about 25 degrees.

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Lunar Roving VehicleLRVApollo 15
Credit lineSaturn Apollo Program. NASA/MSFC, 1971-08-01. Public domain. ID: 7022585.
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