Editor's Comment: The usual definition of a panorama is that of a series of photographs, shot sequentially by standing and turning about 10 degrees for each shot, and NOT INTERRUPTING FOR OTHER PHOTOS. This does not seem to be the case for the Apollo imagery. These panoramas were never initially presented as 'approximate, or idealised composites', nor are they today. Consider the serious anomalies in the black 'sky' and shadow areas,
See also: Apollo16 file