Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
Explanation:
Buzz Aldrin [ http://www.hq.nasa.…], Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot and the second human to walk on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], described the lunar landscape as "a magnificent desolation". Dramatic pictures from the Apollo missions to the lunar surface [ http://www.hq.nasa.…] testify to this apt turn of phrase. Near the Apollo 17 landing site, Family Mountain (center background) and the edge of South Massif (left) frame the lunarscape in this photo [ http://images.jsc.n…10075963.htm ] of astronaut Harrison Schmitt [ http://www.hq.nasa.…a17.crew.html#jackbi o ] working alongside the lunar roving vehicle [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Schmitt and fellow astronaut Eugene Cernan [ http://www.hq.nasa.…a17.crew.html#genebi o ] were the last to walk on [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] this magnificent desolation.
Credit and Copyright:
Apollo 17 [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…], NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/] (Image scanned by Kipp Teague)
keyword:
moon
keyword:
lunar surface
keyword:
apollo 17
facet_who:
Buzz Aldrin
facet_who:
Harrison Schmitt
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Apollo 17
facet_what:
Apollo 11
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap001209

Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
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