535 a
James Irwin

Close-ups of the lunar surface documenting geological investigations at station 9A

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, EVA 3, 165:28:46, 165:34:04 and 165:36:09 GET

Three unreleased photographs, vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS15-82-11131, AS15-82-11134, AS15-82-11137 “ in black in top margin (NASA MSC)

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James Irwin

The edge of Hadley Canyon at station 9A

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, EVA 3, 165:39:04 GET

Unreleased photograph, vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS15-82-11138” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin

535 c
James Irwin

David Scott in a field of boulders on the edge of Hadley Rille lunar canyon at Station 9A

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, EVA 3, 165:39:31 GET

Unreleased photograph, vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS15-82-11139” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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535 a
“To the casual observer, rocks are rocks. But we’d spent enough time in the field, and geologist Lee Silver had had us get suites of rocks and tell the difference between all of these. Well they all looked the same to me, but after a while they don’t look the same... So you get on the Moon, and you look around, and they’re all different. Because you’re tuned, and you got a second, third, fourth differentiation in your mind, because you’re looking at shape, size, texture, and all those things that you’ve become familiar with,” noted David Scott (Chaikin, Voices, p.80).

165:34:04 Irwin: Joe (Allen at Mission control), I’m documenting another rock here that looks fairly representative of what’s on the surface here.

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The view from a sampling site on the near (east) wall of the rim looking toward the far (west) wall of Hadley Canyon with Bennett Hill in the background.
The astronauts’ shadows are in the foreground.

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This superb photograph shows great details of the boulders and the surface.

165:39:29 Irwin: That’s a big rock there!
165:39:31 Scott: It sure is. Hurry up. Get a picture.