America and the Sea of Serenity
Explanation:
Get out your
red/blue
glasses
and check out this stereo view of another world.
The
scene was
recorded
by Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene Cernan on December 11, 1972,
one orbit before descending to land on the Moon.
The stereo anaglyph was assembled from two photographs
(
AS17-147-22465, AS17-147-22466)
captured from his vantage point on board the
Lunar Module Challenger as he
and Dr. Harrison Schmitt flew over Apollo 17's
landing site in the
Taurus-Littrow Valley.
The broad, sunlit face of the mountain dubbed
South Massif rises near the center
of the frame,
above the dark floor of Taurus-Littrow to its left.
Piloted by Ron Evans, the Command Module America is
visible in orbit in the foreground against the
South Massif's peak.
Beyond the mountains, toward the lunar limb, lies the Moon's
Mare Serenitatis.
Four astronauts will venture around the Moon and back again on the
Artemis II mission,
scheduled for launch no earlier than September 2025.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
Specific
rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
