EP-95 ON THE MOON WITH APOLLO 16
FIGURE 62.-Three-inch Mapping Camera
and Laser Altimeter. This camera contains two complete cameras, one
for photographing the Moon's surface, another for photographing the
stars to obtain precise location of the camera in space at the time
each photo is taken. The laser altimeter provides data on the
altitude of the spacecraft with a precision of 1 meter (about 1
yard). The film cassette is retrieved by the CM pilot before the CM
is separated from the SM. The location of this camera in the SIM bay
is shown in Figure 58. Above, we see a simple line drawing. Below, we
see a photograph of the camera. Gaseous nitrogen is used to maintain
pressure in the camera.
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