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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery Area
Title
Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery Area
Title
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Full Description:
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The Apollo 17 spacecraft, containing astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt, glided to a safe splashdown at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. They were flown by recovery helicopter to the U.S.S. Ticonderoga slightly less than an hour after the completion of NASA's sixth and last manned lunar landing in the Apollo program.
Full_Description
The Apollo 17 spacecraft, containing astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt, glided to a safe splashdown at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. They were flown by recovery helicopter to the U.S.S. Ticonderoga slightly less than an hour after the completion of NASA's sixth and last manned lunar landing in the Apollo program.
Full Description
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Date:
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12/19/1972
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NASA Center:
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Johnson Space Center
NASA_Center
Johnson Space Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Spacecraft Landings
Subject_Category
Spacecraft Landings
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Apollo Spacecraft
Subject_Category
Apollo Spacecraft
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Apollo 17
Subject_Category
Apollo 17
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Apollo
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Keywords:
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USS
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Keywords:
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Recovery
Keywords
Recovery
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Cernan
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Keywords:
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Eugene
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Keywords:
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American
Keywords
American
Keywords
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Keywords:
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17
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Keywords:
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Samoa
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Keywords:
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Ronald
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Keywords:
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Evans
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Keywords:
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Harrison
Keywords
Harrison
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Schmitt
Keywords
Schmitt
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Ticonderoga
Keywords
Ticonderoga
Keywords
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Apollo 17
facet_what
Apollo 17
facet_what
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facet_where:
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American Samoa
facet_where
American Samoa
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Samoa
facet_where
Samoa
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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December 19, 1972
facet_when
December 19, 1972
facet_when
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facet_when:
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12-19-1972
facet_when
12-19-1972
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1972
facet_when_year
1972
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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72-H-1550
Image_#
72-H-1550
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0059
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0059
UID
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Center:
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JSC
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Center Number:
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72-H-1550
Center_Number
72-H-1550
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000059
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2002-000059
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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