An Astronaut's Snapshot of the Moon
Apollo 17 astronauts Dr. H. Jack Schmitt and Gene Cernan took this image of the Moon's Taurus-Littrow valley. The view shows the lunar roving vehicle near the rim of Shorty crater. In the distance are the mountain-like massifs that define the Taurus-Littrow valley. This region marks the last time - December 1972 - that humans walked and drove on the Moon's surface.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and J. Garvin (NASA/GSFC)
About the Image
NASA press release| Id: | opo0529n |
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| Type: | Photographic |
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| Release date: | 19 October 2005, 19:00 |
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| Size: | 9779 x 2085 px |
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About the Object
| Name: | Moon |
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| Type: | Solar System : Planet : Satellite : Feature : Surface |
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| Category: | Solar System
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