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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt retrieving lunar samples during EVA
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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt retrieving lunar samples during EVA

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

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AS17-145-22165 (12 Dec. 1972) --- Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, with his adjustable sampling scoop, heads for a selected rock on the lunar surface to retrieve the sample for study. The action was photographed by Apollo 17 crew commander, astronaut Eugene A. Cernan on the mission's second extravehicular activity (EVA), at Station 5 at the Taurus-Littrow landing site.

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APOLLO 17 FLIGHTAPOLLO PROJECTASTRONAUTSCOLLECTIONEQUIPMENTSAMPLES EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITYEXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNITSLUNAR ROCKS LUNAR SOILLUNAR SURFACE
Credit lineAstronaut Harrison Schmitt retrieving lunar samples during EVA. NASA/JSC, 1972-12-12. Public domain. ID: as17-145-22165.
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