Between 1963 and 1972, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument was an integral part of the Apollo Project. The Bonito Lava Flow and the surrounding cinder hills were used to train the Apollo astronauts for scientific exploration of the moon and to test equipment used on the unmanned Surveyor missions and later Apollo flights to the moon. Many of the images included in this album are from the USGS archives. They also appear in USGS Open-File Report 2005-1190 (open report in new window).
  • "Trainee Astronauts Complete Lunar Studies, Embark by Plane for Home" "Trainee Astronauts Complete Lunar Studies, Embark by Plane for Home"
  • "Snow Bowl Last Astronaut Stop" "Snow Bowl Last Astronaut Stop"
  • Exploring the Bonito Lava Flow, 1964 Exploring the Bonito Lava Flow, 1964
  • Geology Training on the Bonito Lava Flow, 1964 Geology Training on the Bonito Lava Flow, 1964
  • Geology Briefings, Bonito Lava Flow, 1964 Geology Briefings, Bonito Lava Flow, 1964
  • 1963 Map of the Surveyor Test Locations 1963 Map of the Surveyor Test Locations
  • Testing the Surveyor Camera System Testing the Surveyor Camera System
  • Surveyor Lunar Rover Prototype Surveyor Lunar Rover Prototype
  • Preparing to Test Equipment, 1964 Preparing to Test Equipment, 1964
  • Suiting Up Suiting Up
  • Testing the First Spacesuits, 1964 Testing the First Spacesuits, 1964
  • Collecting a Sample Collecting a Sample
  • Testing Suits on the Bonito Lava Flow Testing Suits on the Bonito Lava Flow
  • Testing the Lunar Staff Testing the Lunar Staff
  • Testing an Early Concept of the Lunar Staff Testing an Early Concept of the Lunar Staff
  • Gene Phillippi resting on the edge of the Bonito Lava Flow Gene Phillippi resting on the edge of the Bonito Lava Flow
  • Testing "Grover" at Sunset Crater Volcano NM Testing "Grover" at Sunset Crater Volcano NM
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