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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to boulder during third EVA

1972-12-13

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

AS17-140-21496 (13 Dec. 1972) --- Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site on the moon. Schmitt is the Apollo 17 lunar module pilot. This picture was taken by astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander. While Cernan and Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Challenger" to explore the moon, astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot, remained with the Apollo 17 Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit.

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  • Title: Astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to boulder during third EVA
  • Date Created: 1972-12-13
  • Rights: JSC
  • Album: rlobrie1
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