Stereo ON the moon?

[Tim Smith <TSMITH@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been in Washington, DC for almost a week attending a trade show and had 
a few hours to visit the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum.  It was kind of a 
rushed tour but I ran across something real interesting at the Apollo 
exhibit.  There was a mock landscape with the lunar rover, some tools along 
an very unusual device that one of the astronauts was holding.  The device 
had a canister at the bottom (on the lunar ground).  Attached to the 
canister was a long handle that came up to waist level that resembled an 
upright vacuum cleaner.  After reading the information plaque I discover 
that it was a stereo camera intended to take three dimensional images of 
rocks and surface textures.  Does anyone know if this camera was actually 
used and where these images may reside?  Very interesting.

The Air & Space Museum is quite a place.  Also notice several other cameras 
and photo exhibits there...2 hours does not do it justice.

Tim Smith


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