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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt next to deployed U.S. flag on lunar surface
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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt next to deployed U.S. flag on lunar surface

NASA / JSC · 1972-12-13 · photograph (digital archive)

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AS17-134-20384 (7-19 Dec. 1972) --- Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, is photographed next to the deployed United States flag during lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The highest part of the flag appears to point toward our planet Earth in the distant background. This picture was taken by astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 commander.

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APOLLO 17 FLIGHTAPOLLO PROJECTASTRONAUTSCEREMONIESFLAGSEXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITYLUNAR LANDING SITESLUNAR MODULE
Credit lineAstronaut Harrison Schmitt next to deployed U.S. flag on lunar surface. NASA/JSC, 1972-12-13. Public domain. ID: AS17-134-20384.
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