COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Record
Title:
Lunarama
Full Description:
An extraordinary lunar panorama at Station 4 (Shorty Crater) showing Geologist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt working at the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the second Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This is the area where Schmitt first spotted the orange soil. Shorty Crater is to the right. The peak in the center background is Family Mountain. A portion of South Massif is on the horizon at the left edge.
Date:
12/12/1972
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Apollo 17
Subject Category:
EVAs-Moonwalk
Keywords:
17
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
Crator
Keywords:
Harrison
Keywords:
Jack
Keywords:
Moonwalk
Keywords:
Schmitt
Keywords:
Shorty
Keywords:
Taurus-Littrow
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Apollo 17
facet_what:
Crater
facet_what:
Taurus
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
12-12-1972
facet_when_year:
1972
Image #:
AS17-137-21011
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-001149
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
AS17-137-21011
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001149
Creator-Photographer:
NASA Eugene Cernan
Original Source:
DIGITAL
