NASA Photo ID: AS17-147-22526      File Name: 10075950.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 12/10/72
Title: Astronaut Eugene Cernan drives the Lunar Roving Vehicle during first EVA
Description:
Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 mission commander, makes a short 
checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the early part of the first 
Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Taurus-Littrow landing
site.  This view of the "stripped down" Rover is prior to loadup. This
photograph  was taken by Scientist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar
module pilot. The  mountain in the right background is the east end of
South Massif.                
Subject terms:
APOLLO 17 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
ASTRONAUTS                              
EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY                 
LUNAR LANDING SITES                     
LUNAR ROVING VEHICLES                   
LUNAR SURFACE                           
LUNAR SURFACE VEHICLES                  

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