This view of the moon is figure 3-8 of the <i>Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report</i> (NASA SP-289, 1972), which has the following caption (slightly edited):<br><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_(lunar_crater)" class="extiw" title="en:Dawes (lunar crater)">Dawes</a> crater and mare deposits in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Serenitatis" class="extiw" title="en:Mare Serenitatis">Sea of Serenity</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Tranquillitatis" class="extiw" title="en:Mare Tranquillitatis">Sea of Tranquility</a> are illuminated by a high Sun angle. Lunar-surface retroreflectivity produces the bright spot near the left edge of the photograph, which shows an area of normal mare material in the Sea of Serenity. Darker deposits surrounding Dawes crater crop out as a ring around the southern margin of the Sea of Serenity. A sharp contact between the two units forms an arc from the lower left corner to the middle of the upper edge of the photograph.<br></p>
(This photo is oriented with north at the top, unlike the photo in the <i>Report</i>.)
NASA
1971
<p>Arizona State University, Apollo Image Archive, Apollo Browse Gallery, Apollo 15: Mapping (Metric) Camera
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