Earth's' Moon - Apollo 15
Oblique view of Tsiolkovsky crater on the Moon
Oblique image of the 185 km diameter Tsiolkovsky crater,
centered at 21.2 S, 128.9 E on the far side of the Moon.
Note the complex central peak and the smooth lava-flooded
floor. Outside the crater at the bottom of the image is
a substantial ejecta blanket. The image was taken by
the Apollo 15 metric camera from a distance of 282 km.
North is at 3:00.
(Apollo 15, AS15-0757)
Moon
Apollo Mission
Impact Cratering