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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to boulder during third EVA
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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to boulder during third EVA

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

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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.

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APOLLO 17 FLIGHTAPOLLO PROJECTASTRONAUTSCOLLECTIONCRATERSSAMPLESEXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITYLUNAR ROCKSLUNAR SURFACE
Credit lineAstronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to boulder during third EVA. NASA/JSC, 1972-12-13. Public domain. ID: as17-140-21496.
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