September 8 2011: Apollo 17 Landing Site
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The entry for September 8 2011 is a picture of the Apollo 17 landing site on the moon. This picture is very informative because it clearly shows the distances between the ALSEP Equipment, and the challenger descent stage. It also shows the path that astronauts followed as they walked on the moon from one location to another. The most incredible part about this picture is that it was taken from the Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter as it was flying 22Km above Apollo's landing sites. This picture is also signficant because it is the sharpest image to ever be taken from such an close distance to the moon.
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