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Harrison Schmitt in the LRV, Apollo 17. Dec. 11,1972

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Photographer: Eugene A. Cernan (1932-2017). Harrison Schmitt in the LRV, Apollo 17. Dec. 11, 1972. Vintage chromogenic print. 18 x 18 cm (sheet 20,2 x 25,1 cm). Red "AS17-134-20454" number in upper left in margin; "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso.

The image shows Harrison Schmitt seated in the Lunar Roving Vehicle at Station 9 (Van Serg Crater) during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. It was taken by astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Commander. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot and Cernan explored the moon while astronaut Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit.

Literatur: Neil Pearson, ed. Apollo VII-XVII. Kempen: te Neues, 2018, ill. p. 267 (variant).