AS14-66-9306....

[Aemilius]

....Your thoughts?

[Sgt.Rocknroll]

About what?

[thorfourwinds]

Like where did the Rover fit
and where is the getaway fuel tank
and where is the airlock?

Didn't someone like Elon Musk muse about the 97% fuel to 3 % payload threshold?

Looks space worthy to me,   



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[Sgt.Rocknroll]

Like where did the Rover fit
and where is the getaway fuel tank
and where is the airlock?

Didn't someone like Elon Musk muse about the 97% fuel to 3 % payload threshold?

Looks space worthy to me,   



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Hec'el oinipikte  (that we shall live)

You don't see it? It's on the backside of the photo. They wouldn't try too fool us would they?

[ArMaP]

Like where did the Rover fit

On the next mission.

[Aemilius]

I'll give you a hint....

[rdunk]

The OP image is:

AS14-66-9306 (5 Feb. 1971) --- A front view of the Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM), which reflects a circular flare caused by the brilliant sun, as seen by the two moon-exploring crew men of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission during their first extravehicular activity (EVA). The unusual ball of light was said by the astronauts to have a jewel-like appearance. At the extreme left the lower slope of Cone Crater can be seen. Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander; and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot; descended in the LM, while astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot; remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit.

[rdunk]

What do you see?..............what are those "streaks" in the light flow?? Is that just the way the light is coming out, or, is there something in the atmosphere that is the cause of the streaking??

What do you see?..............what is that little "sphere" about half-way up the vertical assembly??

[Aemilius]

Another hint....

[ArMaP]

I'll give you a hint....

Reflections on the lens, lens flare, the reseau plate and its shadow.

[rdunk]

Why are the tic-tac-toe lines on the image?

[thorfourwinds]

On the next mission.

One for three...keep swinging..

Now, about that airlock...

[ArMaP]

Now, about that airlock...

Was it supposed to have one?

[thorfourwinds]

Dunno.
One might think that an airlock would be necessary to enable the spacesuits being removed and left behind because of the lack of space on the ride home.
Probably another internet myth.     

[Aemilius]

Why are the tic-tac-toe lines on the image?

"The lunar surface Hasselblad cameras were fitted with a device called a reseau plate. The reseau plate is a clear glass plate on which is etched small black cross hairs, called "fiducials" by some and "reticles" by others. As each film frame is drawn into place, it is pressed against the reseau plate so that the picture is taken through the plate. This results in an image of the fiducials being superimposed over the image focused through the lens.

A reseau grid is used in the science of photogrammetry to establish a geometrical basis for measuring objects in photographs. It can be used to correct for any misalignment of the film in the camera, or distortions in the image after development or electronic scanning. Since the location of the marks on the reseau plate is known with great precision, correcting for distortion is a simple matter of manipulating the image until the marks are in the correct location."

http://www.thelivingmoon.com/43ancients/02files/Moon_Images_Info.html#Fiducial