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NASA Center: Johnson Space Center
Image # : AS17-137-21011
Date : 12/12/1972


Title

"Lunarama"

Full Description

An extraordinary lunar panorama at Station 4 (Shorty Crater) showing Geologist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt working at the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the second Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This is the area where Schmitt first spotted the orange soil. Shorty Crater is to the right. The peak in the center background is Family Mountain. A portion of South Massif is on the horizon at the left edge.

Keywords

Apollo 17 Harrison Schmitt Jack Schmitt Shorty Crator Taurus-Littrow Moonwalk

Subject Category

EVAs-Moonwalk, Apollo 17,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: JSC
  • Center Number: AS17-137-21011
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001149

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA Eugene Cernan
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

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Thumbnail .jpg 90 90 10
Small .jpg 643 640 242
Medium .jpg 1506 1500 1,525
Large .jpg 3011 3000 6,133


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