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Astronaut James Irwin uses scoop during Apollo 15 EVA
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Astronaut James Irwin uses scoop during Apollo 15 EVA

NASA / JSC · 1971-08-02 · photograph (digital archive)

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AS15-92-12424 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, uses a scoop in making a trench in the lunar soil during Apollo 15 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the moon. Mount Hadley, which rises approximately 14,765 feet (about 4,500 meters) above the plain, is in the background. Its base is some 14 kilometers (about 8.4 miles) away. The gnomon is at left. While astronauts Irwin, and David R.

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APOLLO 15 FLIGHTAPOLLO PROJECTASTRONAUTSEXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITYTOOLS LUNAR SOILLUNAR SURFACE
Credit lineAstronaut James Irwin uses scoop during Apollo 15 EVA. NASA/JSC, 1971-08-02. Public domain. ID: as15-92-12424.
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