Planets and Moons ID: 3529

Apollo 15 Rectified Stereo Stills: KRIEGER

Visualizations by Helen-Nicole Kostis Released on August 1, 2008

This entry offers a set of stereoscopic images of the lunar suface captured during the Apollo mission 15. The images feature craters: Krieger, Rocco and Ruth and their surrounding areas. Imagery is offered in various modes, such as: left and right stereo stills, with and without captions and scale information, and 3D anaglyphs.
For related entries and more information, please visit:
#3530: Apollo 15 Rectified Anaglyph Stereo Panorama
#3531: Apollo 15 Rectified Stereo Panorama - Left and Right Eye imagery

Data Notes:
August 4, 1971
The lunar stereo still imagery provided in this page used as source material archived panoramic recitifed film photographs. Nearly all the panoramic photographs from the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions have been rectified and are archived in the NASA/GSFC campus. The rectification process corrected the camera and viewing distortions, as it results in a vertical projection of the lunar surface.The rectified photographs are more accurate for stereoscopic use than the original panoramic photographs. Detailed information is provided below:

Image Collection: Panoramic
Mission: 15
Magazine: P
Camera: 610-mm (24-in.) ITEK panoramic camera
Revolution: 72
Latitude/Longitude: 29° N/ 45°W
Lens Focal Length: 24 inch
Stereo Pairs:AS15-P-10320 (Forward Camera Look), AS15-P-10325 (After Camera Look)
Camera Altitude: 109 km
Sun Elevation: 20°
Film type: 3414
Film Width: 5 inch
Image Width: 45.24 inch
Image Height: 4.5 inch
Film Color: black and white
Features: Craters Krieger, Rocco, Ruth

Low resolution lunar stereo imagery can be found at the Apollo Image Atlas Panoramic Catalog hosted by the Lunar and Planetary Institute.
For a detailed index map of panoramic camera photographs, composite of all REVs, please visit: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/apolloindex/apollo15/as15indexmap01/

Stereo imagery featuring craters: Krieger, Rocco, Ruth and the edge of Van Biesbroeck, with captions and scale bar. Stereoscopic imagery is provided for the left and right eye.

Anaglyphic 3D imagery. Stereo imagery featuring craters: Krieger, Rocco, Ruth and the edge of Van Biesbroeck. Red/Cyan stereo glasses are required to view it properly.

Anaglyphic 3D imagery. Close-up stereo imagery of the lunar surface surrounding crater Krieger, with captions and scale bar. Stereoscopic imagery is provided for the left and right eye. Red/Cyan stereo glasses are required to view it properly.

Anaglyphic 3D imagery. Stereoscopic pair of crater Ruth, with captions and scale bar. Red/Cyan stereo glasses are required to view it properly.

Anaglyphic 3D imagery. Close-up stereo imagery of the lunar surface surrounding crater Krieger, with captions and scale bar. Red/Cyan stereo glasses are required to view it properly.

Visualization Credits

Helen-Nicole Kostis (UMBC): Lead Animator
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Jay Friedlander (QSS): Scientist
David R. Williams (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Apollo 15 rectified panoramic stereo film imagery is courtesy of Jay Friedlander (NASA/GSFC)