Lunniy Korabl (LK) Spacecraft.
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view from left front of the LK. The dimple in the front of the crew
cabin is clearly visible, with the round viewport the crewman used for
viewing the lunar surface. Directly above that is the other, upward
facing viewport which would have been used during the docking sequence
in lunar orbit after the landing. Also of note is the umbilical connecting
the top and bottom stages, seen at right center in the photo as a vertical
white tube with several smaller structures sprouting from it at the rear
of the vehicle.
Another interesting feature is
the egg shaped object with several red and black plugs on it, between the
2 landing legs visible in this photo. I do not know what this was
for - perhaps it was a pressurized compartment for the vehicle's electronics?
A closeup of this view of the bottom
stage of the vehicle, featuring better views of the umbilical and the egg
shaped thingy can be seen here.
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