Apollo 15 · Hadley Rille

Apollo landing · 30 July 1971

Apollo 15 landed at Hadley Rille on 30 July 1971. David Scott and James Irwin spent 66.9 hours on the surface, 18.6 of them outside in 3 moonwalks, while Alfred Worden stayed in orbit. They brought back 77.3 kg of rock and soil and drove the rover 27.8 km. The first with a rover, beside Hadley Rille and the Apennine mountains.

Stand there in 3D

The mission

Landed (UTC)30 July 1971
On the surfaceDavid Scott, James Irwin
In orbitAlfred Worden
Time on the surface66.9 hours
Moonwalks3, 18.6 hours in all
Samples returned77.3 kg
Rover driven27.8 km
Lunar Module position26.132° N, 3.633° E (LROC)

In Orrery Space

The Moon explorer puts Hadley Rille on the globe with its own card. Standing there, the ground around the Lunar Module comes from LRO's camera: a 2 m terrain model and its photograph at the centre, then wider LOLA maps out to the horizon.

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