NASA Photo ID: AS17-134-20466      File Name: 10075969.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 12/12/72
Title: Close-up view of U.S. flag deployed on Moon by Apollo 17 crew
Description:
A close-up view of the U.S. flag deployed on the Moon at the Taurus-Littrow 
landing site by the crewmen of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission. The 
crescent Earth can be seen in the far distant background above the flag.
The  lunar feature in the near background is South Massif.                  

Subject terms:
APOLLO 17 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
EARTH (PLANET)                          
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
FLAGS                                   
LUNAR SURFACE                           

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