Photos: New Views of Apollo Moon Landing Sites

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Apollo 15 Deployed Flag and Shadow

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Detail from an Apollo 15 photo showing the deployed flag and its shadow. The photo was taken July 30, 1971.

Apollo 16 Deployed Flag and Shadow

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Detail from an Apollo 16 photo showing the deployed flag and its shadow. The photo was taken April 21, 1972.

Apollo 17 Deployed Flag and Shadow

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Detail from an Apollo 17 photo showing the deployed American flag and its shadow. The photo was taken Dec. 11, 1972.

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