美国号与静海

美国号与静海

America and the Sea of Serenity
Gene Cernan, Apollo 17, NASA; Anaglyph by Patrick Vantuyne

Explanation: Get out your red/blue glasses and check out this stereo view of another world. Fifty years ago the scene was recorded by Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene Cernan on December 11, 1972, one orbit before descending to land on the Moon. The stereo anaglyph was assembled from two photographs (AS17-147-22465, AS17-147-22466) captured from his vantage point on board the Lunar Module Challenger as he and Dr. Harrison Schmitt flew over Apollo 17’s landing site in the Taurus-Littrow Valley. The broad, sunlit face of the mountain dubbed South Massif rises near the center of the frame, above the dark floor of Taurus-Littrow to its left. Piloted by Ron Evans, the Command Module America is visible in orbit in the foreground against the South Massif’s peak. Beyond the mountains, toward the lunar limb, lies the Moon’s Mare Serenitatis.

Tomorrow’s picture: Io

美国号与宁静海
Gene Cernan, Apollo 17, NASA; Anaglyph by Patrick Vantuyne

说明: 请取出你的红/蓝眼镜，来观赏这幅另一颗天体的精采立体图。这片景观是由阿波罗17号任务指挥官色南，摄于50年前的1972年12月11日，时值降落月表的前一个绕月轨道。这张立体图像组合自二张照片（AS17-147-22465、AS17-147-22466）；拍照时，他和施密特位在挑战号登月舱内，正好飞过阿波罗17号在金牛-利特罗峡谷内的预订着陆点上方。在这幅图像中心处，受阳光照耀的宽广山头名为南方高地（South Massif），而它左方则是低谷部分隐没在暗影中的金牛-利特罗峡谷。在绕月轨道上，由艾文斯所驾驶的美国号指挥舱，刚好飞过南方高地的顶峰前方。在山头的后方靠月球临边附近，则有静海。

明日的图片: Io