page_title: Apollo 15 operations on the Lunar surface
hierarchical_section_title: Apollo 15 operations on the Lunar surface
context_page_description: Apollo 15 lunar surface operations were conducted from July 30 to August 2, 1971, by Apollo 15 Commander David Scott and Apollo Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin, who used the first Lunar Roving Vehicle to make three exploratory trips away from their landing site at the base of the Apennine Mountains, near Hadley Rille.
  They collected a total of 77 kg of lunar surface material during 18½ hours outside the Lunar Module Falcon.
context_section_description: Apollo 15 lunar surface operations were conducted from July 30 to August 2, 1971, by Apollo 15 Commander David Scott and Apollo Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin, who used the first Lunar Roving Vehicle to make three exploratory trips away from their landing site at the base of the Apennine Mountains, near Hadley Rille.
  
  They collected a total of 77 kg (170 lb) of lunar surface material during 18½ hours outside the Lunar Module Falcon.
caption: Map of Mare Imbrium. The Apollo 15 landing site is marked "J".
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