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Camera, Lunar Mapping, Apollo
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This is the flight backup for the mapping cameras used on the last three Apollo missions. Mapping the lunar surface was a high priority during Apollo 15, 16, and 17. Mounted in the service module, the mapping camera captured high-resolution images of the Moon as the spacecraft orbited. While returning to Earth, command module pilots performed spacewalks to retrieve the film canisters, mounted on the right side of the camera.
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Credit lineCamera, Lunar Mapping, Apollo. Fairchild Space & Defense Systems. National Air and Space Museum, Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. CC0.
