What were the top 10 photos captured during the Apollo 15 mission? | Moonpans.com

The Longest Moonwalk Before the Lunar Rover was for Apollo 15, 16 and 17, the Apollo Moonwalkers had to actually 'Walk' to their destinations. For Apollo 11 this was not very far from the Lunar Module. The Apollo 12 crew walked further. But by far the longest Moonwalk was the Apollo 14 crew's epic journey to the rim of Cone Crater. Unfortunately they were not able to reach the rim despite given extra time by mission control, so had to turn back just meters from the rim | Moonpans.com

During Apollo 15’s second moonwalk (EVA-2) in 1971, astronauts David Scott and James Irwin made one of the most iconic discoveries in lunar history — the Genesis Rock! 🪨 This bright white stone, officially called Sample 15415, was found near Spur Crater on the slopes of Mons Hadley Delta. Scientists believed it might be a piece of the Moon’s original crust — one of the oldest rocks ever found by humankind. 🌑 Just imagine — while exploring in the lunar rover, they spotted this gleaming fragment