NASA Photo ID: AS10-27-3907 File Name: 10075145.jpg
Film Type: 70mm Date Taken: 05/18/69
Title: Apollo 10 view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay
Description:
Apollo 10 westward view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay.
Apollo Landing Site 3 is in the middle distance at the left margin of the
pronounced ridge in the left half of the photograph. Bruce, the prominent
crater, near the bottom of the scene, is about 6 kilometers (3.7 statute
miles) in diameter. Topographic features on the surface of the Central Bay
are accentuated by the low sun angle. Sun angles range from near 6 degrees
at the bottom of the photograph to less than 1 degree at the top.
Subject terms:
APOLLO 10
APOLLO PROJECT
CRATERS
LUNAR LANDING SITES
LUNAR PHOTOGRAPHY
LUNAR SURFACE
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES
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