JSC-08641
INDEX
70 mm, 35 mm, and 16 mm
PHOTOGRAPHS
EARTH OBSERVATONS DIVISION
SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS DIRECTORATE
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
INDEX
70 mm, 35 MM, AND 16 MM
PHOTOGRAPHS
Mapping Sciences Branch
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
APPROVED:
________________________________
Michael
C. McEwen
Lunar
Screening and Indexing Group
May
1974
Aerospace Charting Branch.
Editing was performed by Lockheed Electronics
Company,
under the direction of F.W.
Solomon, Chief.
INDEX
70 mm, 35 mm, AND 16 mm
PHOTOGRAPHS
Page
INTRODUCTION
. 1
SOURCES
OF INFORMATION
.. 13
INDEX
OF 16 mm FILM STRIPS
15
INDEX
OF 70 mm AND 35 mm PHOTOGRAPHS
Listed by NASA Photograph Number
Magazine J,
AS17-133-20193 to
20375
19
Magazine B,
AS17-134-20376 to 20532
24
Magazine G,
AS17-135-20533 to 20679
28
Magazine H,
AS17-136-20680 to 20865
32
Magazine C,
AS17-137-20866 to 21027
37
Magazine I,
AS17-138-21028 to
21184
42
Magazine K,
AS17-139-21185 to 21350
46
Magazine E,
AS17-140-21351 to 21509
51
Magazine L,
AS17-141-21510 to 21668
55
Magazine M,
AS17-142-21669 to 21833
... 59
Page
Magazine N, AS17-143-21834 to 21982 64
Magazine R,
AS17-144-21983 to 22132
. 68
Magazine D,
AS17-145-22133 to 22288
. 72
Magazine F,
AS17-146-22289 to 22450
. 76
Magazine A,
AS17-147-22451 to 22606
81
Magazine NN, AS17-148-22607
to 22775
85
Magazine KK, AS17-149-22776
to 22941
90
Magazine LL, AS17-150-22942 to 23105
95
Magazine OO, AS17-151-23106 to 23269
100
Magazine PP, AS17-152-23270 to 23420
. 105
Magazine MM,AS17-153-23421 to 23593
109
Magazine QQ, AS17-154-23421 to 23593
. 114
Magazine RR, AS17-155-23690 to 23776
. 117
Magazine UU, AS17-156-23777 to 23816
. 120
Magazine VV, AS17-157-23817 to 23862F
.. 121
Magazine WW,AS17-158-23863 to 23903
123
Magazine XX, AS17-159-23904 to 23945
. 125
Magazine YY, AS17-160-23946 to 23997
. 127
Magazine ZZ,
AS17-161-23998 to 24034
. 129
Magazine SS,
AS17-162-24035 to 24106
.. 130
Magazine TT,
AS17-163-24107 to 24180
.. 132
Page
Orbital Photographs Listed by
Longitude
. 135
Lunar Surface Photographs
Listed Chronologically
. 179
Table Page
1 Summary
of Apollo 17 70mm
Film Magazines 6
2 Summary
of Apollo 17 35mm
Film Magazines 8
3 Apollo
17 Film Types 9
Figure Page
1 Apollo
17 Lunar /surface Traverses 10
2 Apollo
17 Orbit Track 11
70 mm, 35 mm, AND 16 mm
PHOTOGRAPHS
INTRODUCTION
This index lists and provides supplemental data for
all Apollo 17 70 mm, 35 mm, and 16 mm
photographs. The 70 mm and
35 mm photographs are indexed in three ways:
(1) all photographs are
listed in numerical sequence according the NASA photograph
number, (2) photographs exposed in
lunar orbit are listed according to longitude in 10Ί
increments, and (3) all photographs
exposed on the
lunar surface are listed in chronological order.
In indexing the 70 mm and 35 mm orbital photographs,
individual frames were matched to
imagery on the 1:2,750,000 scale Lunar Planning Charts
(LOC). Each frame was outlined on the
LOC
base map, and the principal point determined. The latitude and longitude of each principal
point, to
the nearest 0.1 degree, is recorded in this index. If the principal point of a photograph is in
space or its
location obscured by shadow, an approximate longitude was
recorded so that the photograph would
not be excluded from the computer-generated listing by
longitude.
Each frame
is described in terms of a named lunar surface feature within the boundaries of
the frame or, if no features are within the frame boundaries, a major nearby
feature.
The
revolution on which each photograph was exposed was determined primarily from
the transcript of spacecraft-to-ground communications.
Camera
azimuth, which is the direction from the camera to the principal point of the
photograph, was determined graphically. The intersection of the azimuth line with the spacecraft groundtrack of the revolution on which the photograph was
taken indicated spacecraft position at that time. Spacecraft trajectory data were then used to
determine spacecraft altitude, and the altitude, spacecraft position, and
principal point location in turn were used to calculate camera tilt.
Spacecraft
altitude, rounded to the nearest kilometer, is relative to an assumed lunar
radius of 1738 km; where the local lunar radius differs from that figure actual
spacecraft altitude differs from the value reported.
Although
camera tilt and azimuth are expressed in one degree increments, errors may be
as much as several degrees.
Sun
elevation is in degrees above local horizontal at the principal point of the
photograph, and is rounded to the nearest degree.
Sample Numbers
In the Lunar
Receiving Laboratory, each Apollo 17 sample has been assigned a five digit
number, the first digit of which is always 7; the 7 has been dropped from
the sample numbers in this index. Where
a series of samples is included in one photograph, four digits may be recorded
for the first one, and only the last two digits of subsequent samples. (for example,
samples 72215, 72220, 72235, 72240
pictured in frame AS17-138-21018 are
reported as samples 2215, 20, 35, 40
)
The Apollo 17 Lunar Sample Information Catalog (MSC document number
03211, April 1973) contains descriptions of the samples.
Cameras
In the
Command Module (CM), one 70 mm camera was used with interchangeable 80 mm and
250 mm lenses. Both lenses were used for
both operational and scientific documentation.
A single 35 mm camera with 55 mm lens was also used in the CM for both
scientific and operational purposes. The
CM 16 mm movie camera was equipped with 10 mm, 18 mm, and 75 mm lenses. To document some spacecraft maneuvers, the 16
mm camera was mounted on a bracket, and mirror was used to view the Earth and
lunar surface. The 16 mm movie camera
was attached to the Command Module sextant (combined effective focal length is
about 229 mm) to document some navigational operations, and was also used in
this mode for telephoto views of lunar surface features selected by the Command
Module Pilot, and for views of the Earth and Moon during trans-earth coast.
Three 70 mm
camera were stowed in the Lunar Module (LM) and used on the lunar surface. Two of the cameras were equipped with 60 mm
lenses and the third with a 500 mm lens; all three contained reseau plates. One
lunar surface camera with 60 mm lens was returned to the CM and was used to
photograph the lunar surface from orbit during and subsequent to revolution
52. A 16 mm movie camera with 10 mm lens
was used in the LM to document operational procedures.
Related Information
Photographs
exposed in the Apollo 17 panoramic and mapping cameras are indexed in a
document similar to this one, the Apollo 17 Index of Mapping Camera and
Panoramic Camera Photographs (JSC document number 08640, November 1973). All photographs of the lunar surface from the
orbiting CM and LM are plotted on 1:5,500,000 scale lunar maps in the Apollo
Mission 17 Lunar Photography Index Maps (November 1973). Additional summary information my be found in
the Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report (NASA SP-330,1973).
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The
descriptions of photographs taken on the lunar surface, and the chronological
listing of photographs taken on the lunar surface are from the United States
Geological Survey, Interagency Report: Astrogeology 70 (January 1973). Lunar surface traverse locations in figure 1
were furnished by the Lunar Field Geology Investigation Team, U.S. Geology
Survey.
TABLE 1. SUMMARY OF APOLLO 17 70-MM FILM MAGAZINES
|
|
Number of Photos |
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|
Mag. |
NASA Photo Nos.
AS17- |
Lens mm |
Surface |
Orbit |
Other |
Total |
Film Type
|
|
J B G H C I K E L M N R D F A NN KK LL OO PP MM QQ RR |
133-20193 - 20375 134-20376 20532 135-20533 20679 136-20680 20865 137-20866 21027 138-21028 21184 139-21185 21350 140-21351 21509 141-21510 21668 142-21660 21833 143-21834 21982 144-21983 22132 145-22133 22288 146-22289 22450 147-22451 22606 148-22607 22775 149-22776 22941 150-22942 23105 151-23106 23269 152-23270 23420 153-23421 23593 154-23594 23689 155-23690 - 23776 |
60 60 60 60 60 60 60,250,500 60 60 60 60 500 60 60 60 80,250 80,250 80,250 80,250 80,250 80,250 80,250 80,250 TOTALS |
182 154 146 183 162 155 80 158 158 163 149 144 96 162 138 2,230 |
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1 BLANK 3 BLANK 1 BLANK 3 BLANK 2 BLANK 12 BLANK 1 BLANK 1 BLANK 2 BLANK 6 BLANK 64 EO 92 TLC 3 BLANK 3 TLC 2 BLANK 3 BLANK 130 TEC 3 BLANK 3 BLANK 5 TLC 6 BLANK 6 BLANK 352 |
183 157 147 186 162 157 166 159 159 165 149 150 156 | |