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Apollo 14: Rickshaw Tracks Across the Moon

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 27, 1996 is “Apollo 14: Rickshaw Tracks Across the Moon,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Apollo 14, NASA. The original explanation runs about 99 words.

Apollo 14: Rickshaw Tracks Across the Moon
Credit: Apollo 14, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Brilliant sunlight glints off tracks gently winding across the the Moon’s Frau Maro highlands . The tracks were made by the Apollo 14 crew’s two-wheeled Modularized Equipment Transporter (MET) , fondly known as the “rickshaw”.”

— APOD editors, April 27, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 27, 1996
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Apollo 14, NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 99 words

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The MoonApollo program

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