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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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AS17-146-22294 (13 Dec. 1972) --- Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed working beside a huge boulder at Station 6 (base of North Massif) during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The front portion of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is visible on the left. This picture was taken by astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 commander. Schmitt is the lunar module pilot.

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APOLLO 17 FLIGHTAPOLLO PROJECTASTRONAUTSCOLLECTIONCRATERSSAMPLESEXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITYLUNAR ROCKSLUNAR ROVING VEHICLES
Credit lineAstronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to boulder during third EVA. NASA/JSC, 1972-12-13. Public domain. ID: as17-146-22294.
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