What's this thing on the Eagle?

hello, world\n

"The Eagle has wings." -- While looking at this picture,
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/AS11-44-6580HR.jpg I always wondered
what the gray/greenish rectangular plate with struts obscuring the
descent engine nozzle is. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Also visible on many pictures on magazine 44,
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/images11.html#Mag44
starting at S11-44-6572 (OF300)

Regards,

Jens
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Jens Schweikhardt http://www.schweikhardt.net/
SIGSIG -- signature too long (core dumped)

It's the heat shield for the landing radar.

On 22/09/2012 19:59, Jens Schweikhardt wrote:
hello, world\n

"The Eagle has wings." -- While looking at this picture,
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/AS11-44-6580HR.jpg I always wondered
what the gray/greenish rectangular plate with struts obscuring the
descent engine nozzle is. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Also visible on many pictures on magazine 44,
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/images11.html#Mag44
starting at S11-44-6572 (OF300)

Regards,

Jens

On 22 Sep 2012 09:59:38 GMT, Jens Schweikhardt
wrote:

hello, world\n

"The Eagle has wings." -- While looking at this picture,
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/AS11-44-6580HR.jpg I always wondered
what the gray/greenish rectangular plate with struts obscuring the
descent engine nozzle is. Can anyone shed some light on this?

There are no stars in that photograph! :-)