Hubble's View of the Apollo 17 Landing Site

Stsci_2005-29m_1024

stsci_2005-29m October 19th, 2005

Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Garvin (NASA/GSFC)

This image of the Taurus-Littrow valley shows the Apollo 17 landing site (the "+" symbol in the image). This region marks the last time - December 1972 - that humans walked and drove on the Moon's surface. Astronomers are using the Apollo 17 images (and those of the Apollo 15 site) as "ground-truth" in an effort to discriminate lunar materials enriched in ilmenite, a titanium-bearing oxide of potential value as a resource in human exploration of the Moon. Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys took the image on Aug. 16, 2005.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2005/news-2005-29

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Planetary
Object Name
Moon
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Satellite > Feature > Surface

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 23h 13m 30.3s
DEC = -7° 58’ 10.6”
Constellation
Aquarius

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS/HRC) Ultraviolet (Near UV) 250.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS/HRC) Optical ([OIII]) 502.0 nm
Red Hubble (ACS/HRC) Optical (Halpha+[NII]) 658.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Stsci_2005-29m_1280
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ID
2005-29m
Subject Category
A.1.4.1.1  
Subject Name
Moon
Credits
NASA, ESA, and J. Garvin (NASA/GSFC)
Release Date
2005-10-19T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2005/news-2005-29
Type
Planetary
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS/HRC, ACS/HRC, ACS/HRC
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Near UV, [OIII], Halpha+[NII]
Central Wavelength
250, 502, 658
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
348.37605000, -7.96961111
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p0529m-f-723x915.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0529m-f-723x915.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2005/29
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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