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Peter B:


A high-res version of the image is available at: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo12/hires/as12-46-6790.jpg

Anyway, over on Dr Karl's Self Service Science Forum, a hoax believer by the name of L_D has asked about an object about half way down the right hand edge of the picture, roughly level with the astronaut's right hand. It's a grey horizontal cylinder, seemingly about 10cm long, with a small silvery dome on its left end, a larger grey dome on its right end and a black oval shape on the side nearest the photographer.

The SSSF thread is at http://www.abcforums.com/showthread.php?3184-mystery-object, and includes a cropped picture of the object in question.

I've had a look at a few other pictures in that part of the magazine but can't see it.

Anyone know what it is?

Tanalia:
Looks to me like one of the joints in the landing gear which is mostly just out-of-frame.

The Lunar Module Structures Handout for LM-5 (5MB PDF), page 1-2 has a decent diagram which is almost the right orientation for the gear on that side (it's from a bit higher and to the left compared to the photo).  Most likely the joint between the secondary strut (out-of-frame) and the deployment truss & lock roller truss (immediately above the item, covered in foil, as show on page 1-19).

ka9q:
I concur. You can also see this hinge device in AS12-46-6777.

Peter B:
Brilliant, thank you both of you.

I'd already said I thought it was part of the landing gear, but I wasn't sure.

Glom:
What's he asking about it?

If no-one was quite sure, was he going to yell fake on that basis?

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