Apollo 15 landing site
at Hadley-Apennine, on the Moon
on the Moon
David Scott and James Irwin landed Falcon here on 30 July 1971, between the Apennine mountains and Hadley Rille, and drove the first lunar rover. Among the 77 kg of rock they brought home is the Genesis Rock, a piece of the Moon's early crust.
- 26.13° N, 3.63° E · landed 30 July 1971 · 18 h 35 min outside in three drives · 27.9 km driven
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