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Astronaut David Scott watching hammer and feather fall to lunar surface
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S71-43788 (2 Aug. 1971) --- Astronaut David R. Scott, Apollo 15 commander, watches a geological hammer and a feather hit the lunar surface simultaneously in a test of Galileo's law of motion concerning falling bodies, as seen in this color reproduction taken from a transmission made by the RCA color television camera mounted on the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). Scott released the hammer from his right hand and the feather from his left at the same instant.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineAstronaut David Scott watching hammer and feather fall to lunar surface. NASA/JSC, 1971-08-02. Public domain. ID: S71-43788.
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