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The hatch drive hole on the exterior of the hatch, used to unlatch or latch the hatch from the outside.

Ground crews carried a tool called an "emergency wrench" or an "Apollo hatch tool." This is essentially a modified, 7/16" Allen wrench, which can be used to open the hatch from the outside.

 
Hole for hatch opening tool on SL-3 (Skylab 2) hatch exterior at Great Lakes Science Center
Time picture taken Tue Aug 6 13:51:58 2013
Location picture taken NASA Glenn Visitor Center Gallery
Great Lakes Science Center
Cleveland, OH
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