Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Experiments

This historic NASA photograph captures an Apollo 15 astronaut deploying scientific equipment at the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) site in the Hadley–Apennine region of the Moon. The experiments continued transmitting valuable scientific data to Earth long after the astronauts returned home.

The image combines the stark beauty of the lunar landscape with the remarkable engineering of the Apollo program. Scientific instruments, connecting cables, astronaut footprints, and the distant lunar hills create one of the most iconic documentary photographs from NASA's era of human lunar exploration.

Artwork Details

• Artist / Creator: NASA
• Title: Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Experiments
• Original title: Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Experiments (ALSEP)
• Series: Apollo 15 Mission
• Date: August 1971
• Period: Apollo Program / Space Race
• Place of Origin: Hadley–Apennine Region, Moon
• Medium: Historic NASA color photograph

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