Scientist-astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, uses an adjustable sampling scoop to retrieve lunar samples
Scientist-astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, uses an adjustable sampling scoop to retrieve lunar samples during the second Apollo 17 Eextravehicular Activity EVA 2, at Station 5 at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. A gnomon is atop the large rock in the foreground. Image taken by Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan. Station 5, Sample 5060,5075,5080 taken during EVA 2 of the Apollo 17 mission. Original film magazine was labeled D film type was SO-368 Color Exterior CEX, Ektachrome MS, color reversal, 60mm lens with a sun elevation of 28 degrees.
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