Apollo 17 Portrait of Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan Portrait of Astronaut Harrison H. Schmidt Portrait of Astronaut Ronald E. Evans Photograph of Apollo 17 lunar landing site location Photograph of Apollo 17 lunar landing site location Photograph of Apollo 17 lunar landing site location Photograph of Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle traverses Artist's concept of topographical layout of Taurus-Littrow landing site Artist's concept of topographical layout of Taurus-Littrow landing site View of Apollo 17 lunar rock sample no. 72415,0 View of Apollo 17 lunar rock sample no. 76055 View of Apollo 17 lunar rock sample no. 72255 View of Apollo 17 lunar rock sample no. 72415,0 Apollo 17 crewmembers ride Lunar Roving Vehicle during geological field trip Apollo 17 crewmembers examine rock specimens during geological field trip Apollo 17 crewmembers examine rock specimens during geological field trip Television transmission of Astronaut Harrison Schmitt with geophone module Mission Operations Control Center during Apollo 17 launch Launch of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission Launch of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission View Lunar Module from the Apollo 17 spacecraft after transposition/docking View of the expended Saturn IVB stage after transposition/docking View of the Earth seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon View of the Earth seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon Apollo 17 Astronaut Eugene Cernan during EVA training Apollo 17 Astronaut Eugene Cernan during EVA training Apollo 17 Astronauts during EVA training Apollo 17 rollout to launch pad Apollo 17 rollout to launch pad Apollo 17 rollout to launch pad View of Africa and Madagascar from the Apollo 17 spacecraft View of Saudia Arabia and north eastern Africa from the Apollo 17 spacecraft Astronaut Ronald Evans is suited up for EVA training Apollo 17 crewmen during EVA training Emblem of the Apollo 17 lunar landing misison Apollo 17 crewmen during EVA training Apollo 17 crewmen during EVA training Astronaut Ronald Evans is suited up for EVA training Apollo 17 crewmen during EVA training Apollo 17 crewmen during EVA training Astronauts Cernan and Rossa participate in simulation aboard KC-135 Astronaut Harrison Schmitt participates in simulation aboard KC-135 Astronauts Cernan and Rossa participate in simulation aboard KC-135 Apollo 17 prime crew portrait Seismometer reading viewed in ALSEP Room in Misson Control during Apollo 17 Apollo 17 Command/Service Modules backdropped against lunar landing site Wide-angle view of Apollo 17 lunar landing site Astronaut Eugene Cernan drives the Lunar Roving Vehicle during first EVA Astronaut Eugene Cernan drives the Lunar Roving Vehicle during first EVA Astronaut Eugene Cernan drives the Lunar Roving Vehicle during first EVA Television transmission of Astronaut Eugene Cernan using Lunar Surface Drill Personnel in Mission Control conferring on repair to LRV fender Astronaut Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples during EVA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples during EVA Artist's concept of radar beams of Apollo 17 Lunar Sounder will probe surface Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiments Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiments Optical Recorder of the Lunar Sounder Experiment Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiment equipment Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiment equipment Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiment equipment Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiment equipment Nighttime scene at Pad A, Launch Complex 39 showing Apollo 17 space vehicle Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiment: Lunar Atmosphere Composition Experiment Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiment equipment Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiment: Lunar Surface Gravimeter Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiment equipment Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiment: Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites Experiment Astronaut Harrison Schmitt uses scoop to retrieve lunar samples during EVA Television transmission of Astronaut Harrison Schmitt falling during EVA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt retrieving lunar samples during EVA View of boulder photographed during second Apollo 17 EVA Panoramic view of Station 5 (Camelot Crater) during Apollo 17 EVA-2 View of the orange soil which Apollo 17 crewmen found at Station 4 during EVA Wide-angle view of Station 4 during Apollo 17 second EVA View of lunarscape at Station 4 with Astronaut Schmitt working at LRV View of the orange soil which Apollo 17 crewmen found at Station 4 during EVA Astronaut Eugene Cernan inside the lunar module on lunar surface after EVA Close-up of lunar roving vehicle at Apollo 17 Taurus-Littrow landing site Photograph of Apollo 17 lunar landing site location Close-up view of U.S. flag deployed on Moon by Apollo 17 crew View of Lunar Roving Vehicle parked at Station 6 by Apollo 16 astronauts Astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to boulder during third EVA View of Eratosthenes and Copernicus craters Astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to boulder during third EVA Oblique view of Copernicus crater View of boulder found at Station 6 by Apollo 16 astronauts Astronaut Harrison Schmitt seated in Lunar Roving Vehicle during EVA-3 Television transmission of Astronauts Cernan & Schmitt sending greetings Astronaut Harrison Schmitt next to deployed U.S. flag on lunar surface Astronaut Eugene Cernan salutes deployed U.S. flag on lunar surface View of Astronaut Eugene Cernan beside lunar roving vehicle during EVA View of Earth above the antenna of the lunar roving vehicle during EVA Astronaut Eugene Cernan prepares to mount ladder to lunar module ascent stage View of the Lunar Roving Vehicle in its final parking space Astronaut Harrison Schmitt inside the lunar module on lunar surface after EVA Astronaut Eugene Cernan walks toward LRV during EVA Apollo 17 Command/Service modules photographed from lunar module in orbit View of the plaque to be left on the moon by the Apollo 17 astronauts Apollo 17 lunar module "Challenger" liftoff from Taurus-Littrow landing site Crescent Earth eclipsed by silhouetted horizon of the moon Full disc of moon photographed by Apollo 17 crewmen during transearth coast Cresent Earth rises above lunar horizon Apollo 17 lunar module "Challenger" liftoff from Taurus-Littrow landing site View of the Lunar Module "Challenger" in lunar orbit Apollo 17 Command/Service modules photographed from lunar module in orbit Astronaut Ronald Evans photographed during transearth coast EVA Astronaut Ronald Evans photographed during transearth coast EVA Astronauts Evans and Cernan aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft Candid photo of Astronaut Eugene Cernan aboard Apollo 17 spacecraft Astronaut Eugene Cernan eating a meal aboard Apollo 17 spacecraft Astronaut Eugene Cernan sleeping aboard Apollo 17 spacecraft View of equipment used for Heat Flow and Convection Experiment Astronaut Ronald Evans photographed during transearth coast EVA Apollo 17 crew arrive aboard the U.S.S. Ticonderoga Apollo 17 command module in South Pacific Ocean before recovery operations Apollo 17 command module splashdown in South Pacific Ocean Astronaut Harrison Schmitt looks at "orange" soil brought back by Apollo 17 Photomicrograph of sphere and fragments in "orange" soil from Apollo 17 Photomicrograph of sphere and fragments in "orange" soil from Apollo 17 Two of Apollo 17 crewmen join in commemoration of their lunar landing mission Two of Apollo 17 crewmen join in commemoration of their lunar landing mission Astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to boulder during third EVA Apollo glove assembly Apollo glove assembly, helmet and space food