Apollo 15 Voice Transcript Pertaining to the Geology of the Landing Site

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by  Norman G. Bailey

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APOLLO1 5V OICET RANSCRIPT
PERTAININTGO THEG EOLOGY OF THEL ANDINGS ITE
APOL1L5VO OI ECT RNASCPRTI
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Apollo1 5V oiceT ranscript 1975
Pertainintgo the Geologyo f the LandingS ite 6.
7.A urhor(s) 8.P erformiOrngga niza,iRoenp t.
N. G. Baileya nd G. E. Ulrich No.
9.P erformiOrnaa anizaciNoanm ea ndA ddress 10.P rojecr/Task/UWnoirlNk o .
u.s. GeologicaSlu rvey
Brancho f Astrogeology 11.C oouacr/GrNaon.t
601E ast CedarA venue
Flagstaff,A Z 86001
12. SponaorinOrJa anizatiNoanm ea ndA ddress 13. Typeo fR epou& Period
Covered
Same Final
14.
15.S upplementarNyoc eo
This is ApolloV oiceT ranscripVto lumeN o. 4 of a seriest o be producedf or the six
manned lunarl andings
16.A bstracts
This documenti s an editedr ecordo f the conversationbse tweent he Apollo 15 astro-
nautsa nd missionc ontrolp ertainintg o the geologyo f the landings ite. It contains
all discussionasn d observations documenttihneg lunarl andscapei,t s geologic
characteristictsh,e rocksa nd soilsc ollecteda,n d the lunars urfacep hotographic
recorda longw ith supplementarrye markse ssentialt o the continuitoyf eventsd uring
the mission. This transcripti s derivedf roma udiot apesa nd the NASA Technical
Air-to-GrounVdo iceT ranscriptioann d includest ime of transcriptioann d,p hotogrpah
and samplen umbers. The report also includesa glossary,l andings ite map, and
sample table.
17,lt eyW otrdoa ndD ocu...,ntA oolyoio1. ..7 Descdpt:ora
Astrogeology 0302
Astonauts 0509
Lunarb ases 2201
Lunarc raters 0302
Lunard ust 0302-
Lunarg eology 0302
Lunarp hotography 03011,4 05
Lunarr ock 0302
Lunart opography 0302
17bl.d enlifiers/OpeTne-uilFsn ded
Apollo1 5
03/B Astronomya nd AstrophysicsA,s trophysics
17<C·O SAT lF ield/Gouop 22/A SpacTee chnologyA,s tronautics
18.Av ailabiSltiattyc� nmt 19• S.e cuCrlaists( Tyh is 21.N o.o fP ag<s
Releaseablteo the public. Availablefr om NTIS, Re����.A�SS IFIED 232
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CONTENTS F
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Inrtoudctni o 2
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Acknowledgments 2
Glosys oaftr ermsab,bv rieianot,sa rcomns,ya nsdy bmosl 3
Exapnlaotnoi f ywkoeirgnd 6
Goelogciocnd teinnos aofA optllhoe1 5v ociet rsarcnipt 8
Destc en 8
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LMW nidowP rSeVE A 8
SE.V A 11
LMW nidowP sot VSAE 17
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EV1A 24
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BetwEeVe1Ana n2d 65
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EV2A 74
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BetwEeVe2An a n3d 166
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EV3A 168
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Obrit 291
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TrsaenratChao st 223
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Refeenrces 232
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ILULSTIROATN
Fgiur1e. A plool1 5l nadgi sniets ohwignL Ml cotainoa nader at ravebryas tesrdo naduutnrsgiE VAs 7
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TALBE
Tbal1e. A plolo1 5s apmllesi ticnrgo rsesf-eretnoAc opelldoE ladpT siemes 227
INTRODUCTION
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diedti heorft htew poer vuisol nadngis.
Tihsd ocumiesan net d tierde cdoo rft hceo nsvaetnrisbo ewteeants ronaDvuatiRsd. S oct,t and
JameBs. I wrino nt hlenu asru rfaancEdeV cAa pcJooms ePo.Ah ll eantM iisosCno ntirnoU lotu osn
duirgn thnee ral6y7 h outrhsae ts ronwaeurtoesnt hMeo .o nIt a1c so nsdaetnnih oopleylf uofa ll
thev erlb daathaa vgi gnelogoics qinifciancAell.d sicsuisnosa nodb setrinvosda oceutnmign the
lnualra sncdea,pi stq oeloqcihraca ctseitrsci,t hreo kcsa nsdo lisc ollcet,ea dndt hep hotaopqhric
recoarrder teanieda lnogw iht thes upepmlentraerrmykae ss seanltt oi tcohineunt tiyo fe vents
druign thmesi sni.oW eh avdeee letdt hweo rodfsme chiaacnlh ouseigkn eaenpde nnqeireiqn daat,
attepmtinnogtt o l soet hpee rsoannpadihl l soohpicaaselptc so fm annlenudrae xlprotaino.
Thseo urocfe ist svh ebratlr arnpistc ea rtchmpoele taedu itoa preesc orddrueigdn tEhVeAa sn d
thTece nhicAarilt- o-GrVoiouecn daT nrspctroinip builhsedb yN A.S AThev ocier ecdo irs setldi
chrooolngcialglieyvn i nd yas,h ou,rm sniuetsa nsde cdo.sn Thesaert eh Aep loloE alpsTeidm (eAsE) T
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byt hAeop ll1o5c reewm.n
ACKWNLOEOGI�ENTS
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ackwnelodg.e Rd.L .S uotn,tU .s . GeooiglaclS uvreyg,a vvela aubela ssitasncweti ht hes apmle
andp hotiodn xeign. Thec ovielru lsrttaioannf dgi ur1ew erper epabryRe .d SEa.abl aU,.S .
GoeloaglSi ucr.v eTyihsr epowratds u ipclaetdb yJ .L .R emYU.. S .G oelgoicaSulr veTyh.a nks
aer duet oC yndeCeo dnitf orh earb elc ommnucaotnwi ihtt hWeY LBtUe-Rxd etintriprfo groantm h e
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repdrcuotnif ooprr nitnigo ft hter acnrsti.pT ihsp reocjwta ssu ptpeobdry N ASOAr dNe.or l3W6,7.2
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GLOSSATRREYM SAO,BF B REIVOINAASCT.R ONAYNMDS ,S YMBOLS
APOL1L5CO R EW
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CaspulCeomu mnciaotr( JsoepPh.A llned unrgit hEeV ,Ao sthaetsrr ountadsu riontgh er
timep eordi)s
CDR Comamnedr( aDviRd.S co)t t
CMP CoammnMdo ldueP lio(tAf lreMd.W or)d en
lMP lunMoadrlu eP il(oaJtme sB .I rwi)n
MCC MisnsC ioontCreonlt (ueinred nftiiesdp ea)k er
AET AopllEaolp dsT eiem s-icnel uancfhr omE ar(tadhys -rhs-nmssi-e)c s
AGC lRrVe adoonuTV tc amera
ALSEP Aopllol unSaurr fEaxcpee riPmaecnktasg e
BSLSS Buyd Sdecoyn LdieafS ruppSoysrettm
COMP CormepehsnievS maple- scosoopli a nrda kseap mloef 3 /8t1o11 - 11/r 2oc1ckoslel cted
froamd oceunmtaeerda a pproxi1mme atteesrlq yu are
CONT Cotnnigeyn Scalmpe- baogf lsa onirdco kcso lelcetde raliyn EtVh-Aes apmle
referiennt crneas cprtki ewyoirgdn
Core Drviet ubceo nrgid evifcocerlo lcetnig lss ompailseb yd rviign thteu bweih t a hammer
(hted eecpo rweas o biteandb ya b aetrtpywo-er,er dotya,hr and-oepde irdlarlt)
CM ComamnModd ul,e" Endeavour"
DAC DatAacu qitsiinoC maermoau ntoendt hleR V
DB DoceunmtBeadg
DOC DoceunmtSeadpm l-es olia nd/roorct khsa ater d oceunmtedp hboyt oygb reafpohre and
atfer pislgan m
EMU ExtracvlueaMhrboi iilyt Uint- lnuasru rfsaapccese u iwtor bnyt haets ronauts
dunrgiE VAs
ETB Eqpumienatn esTrfBr afgo r torratn isoetpmfbs e twleMeh na tacnhld nu asru frcae
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GluSSCAORNVT 'D.
EV( voirs) Extrhaivcaeurl
EVA ExtrhaivcaeurAl tcivy iat-tsronaacuvtttii iseo nt hlen uasru rface
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10 Iedntiicfant io
IFH IsnturmeFnilthq tR eugaltniso
LCRU LunCaomrum niicnoaR tealyU into nt hReo ver
lM LunMoarlur le",Fla ocn"
LPSD LnadnigP onitD eisngatSoysrt em
llR LunRaerec ivgLi anbtoorray
lR,R RcLuRb ed LasRenarig gnR etrlocerteofr
LRV lunRaoriv nVge ch1i-e" Rover"
Mag/Mags Magazei/nMazgiaens- photaopghric
MESA ModlurazieEdq umiepnStot waAgses emb-lasy t oraaergaoe n t hLeM t hacto anitsn
sceinftiic� uqiepmnt
NAV Nvagiatni o
PAN Parnaomoaf7 0 photographs
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PHO Pohot.p hotpohgcirr eafer1entn chteer sacnprtik eywiognr d
Pllg Plagioclase
PlSS PoarbtlLeie fS uppSoyrstt- ebma ckpoanEc VksA p ascuei t
PSE PassSiesvmiei Ecx perhr.ent
RAKE RakSeap ml-es mapler efertennt rcnaes cprtki eywiognr d
SAMP Sapmlree feriennt creac nrsikpetyw oirgnd
SCB SapmlCeo llcetniB oag
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GLOSSCAOR'NY.TD
SSEC SpieacEln rvoiennmatlS apmlCeo nitenar
SEAV S�andE-VuAp
SIED SoalrI no Detenc Etxipoeriment
SRC SmapleR etuCronni tenar",R oBcokx "
SW,CS oalrW ind Soal-rWnidC oomsptiinoe xperiment
Srtut Onoef f oulrge so nt hLeM
PulsZ-S rtut Forwalrgedo nw hihct hleda deirs mounted
MniuZsS -rtut Realrge o fL M
Puls-SYrt ut Ritg lhgeo f LM
MniusS-tYr ut lefltge o ft hLeM
TRENCH TrenScaphml -es mpaler eferiennt crneasr cpitk eoyrwndgi
*** Gabreldo rc ilpped smtsirosiann
Deeltoinbse wteesnt eaemtntss atoetfmn ettsh aatr neo gte ooglcilayl lrveeant
Paubsyes epaker
Inetrurptnib yoa notshpekerea, ro ra brtu tprmeinanto ifao re codrign
(wor)d s Exlpnaatni oof pwroboradbssl ayi tdht aw ergeab rldet unrgit ranssismno i
(wodrs)? Exlpnaatioofn woprsodsbsil sya itdht a wegraberl ded unrgit ranssismnoi
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EXPLIANONO AFKT EOYRWIDGN
Thpeu rpoofst ehk ee wyorednsoc sleidnp aernthetsote hsre i gohftt h tear nsipctri st oi fnonm
three adoefer ti hetrh peh aosfe tmhieis nos (EDSC.E NBTETWEEEVN,A set.)c dunrgiw hihc the
satteemntwse rmeda e,o rt hpea rctuillacora tnio ors tant (iMLo,1 ,2 ,e t.)cw hetrhese p eawkae,sr
or tbweeeinhc lwcohaotni(sML -11.- 2e,t)c t .hsep eawkaetsrr avienrgTs.h eraer ea lssoe parate
sapml(eAS MxPx xxxa)n pdh o(tHPoOx xx xx)x kxeytsod enotthepe a rctuailrs apmlse and eptihhoetro s
benigd escroirbt eadk eant tphaarcttu ailrmo men.t Noarllmyw,h ebroet shap mlaen pdh okteoy s
occiunr stahmele ie n,t hpeh ontuom baerres sc-nridoesxteotd h sea pmlneu mbienrt sh altie n.T he
ocscianoaelx ecpotnicsa bne i fnerrferdot mh ceo ntoefxt tht er arnistp-c -AE0T6 0 40 22 5- -where
SAMSPE S1C05 1i3s n onte scseialryr eferetnoac neoydf t hpea n photo kenyueimdnb t ehress ma e
lien.W herreerm kaisn t hbege ninnigo fa s ttaemewnetrn eo etti hesrp ecailyfl oircg enaelyrl about
the pislgano mrp hotoygme rnatopinheldta eirn thes tesamatemnetth ,kee oyrwdiwnapgsl acientd h e
praticullieacn ro nitnagit nhferi stme ntnio of'trheerf eencaecdvt iiyt asw tihS AMP1 520i5nt he
sattemmaedneat t 0 5 50122 2.
Becatuhsteeka igno fs piefcipcho twoasns o atl awymesn tnieod.w eh avkeye eadl plh otkonso wn
tos hoaws apmelo ri stl coaotnii nt hferi stl ien thacto nitsnas amepk leoydrwigna tt htei met he
sapmlwea cso llcet.e d
Phokteoy psal ceidnt he --•l nies( hwerneo n-reslatetveamnetna trsed eelt)e dsohw the
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inetrlvw ahetnh opsaer ctuailrp hotwoesrt ea keevnet nh oungomehtn toien.d
Contvieonunssef dnk eyrwdso almepa nd pnhuomrtbiogen :
SAM1P05 15 -Sapmlneu mb1e5r0 15
SAMCPO H1T05 20-26 -Samepc lotnnignec1y5 0t2h0r o1u5g0hi2 cn6ls iuev
SAM1P5 011972,-7 -28 -Smaplneu mb1e5r0st1 h7r o1u5g0ha1 n91d 5 0t2h7r ough
150i2cn8l ues iv
SAMP? -Sapmlfeo wrhi cthh neu mbiesur kn nown
PH8O5 1 4118 -Mazgiaena s.f ra1m1e84 1
PH8O5 1 1533-;88 271 175380 - -Magaizen 5,8f ram1e31s5 t3h ro1u31g8hi2 cn lsuieva nd
mazgiaen8 7f,r am1e71s3 t0h ro1u71g5hi8 cn lues iv
PHO? - Phootrpo h otposossl iybt kae,no rf owrhi cthh neu mbers
havneo bte eind tefinied
PHDOA C -Photaopgchrr ieferteont chDeea tAac iqiustioCnmae ra
mountoendt hReo ver
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locatioannsd t raverrsoeu teasr ef romc ompilations
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EXPLANATION
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