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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples during EVA
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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples during EVA

NASA / JSC · 1972-12-11 · photograph (digital archive)

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AS17-134-20425 (11 Dec. 1972) --- Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, collects lunar rake samples at Station 1 during the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This picture was taken by astronaut Eugene Cernan, commander. The lunar rake, an Apollo lunar geology hand tool, is used to collect discrete samples of rocks and rock chips ranging in size from one-half inch (1.3 centimeter) to one inch (2.5 centimeter).

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APOLLO 17 FLIGHTAPOLLO PROJECTASTRONAUTSCOLLECTIONSAMPLESEXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITYLUNAR LANDING SITES
Credit lineAstronaut Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples during EVA. NASA/JSC, 1972-12-11. Public domain. ID: as17-134-20425.
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