NASA Photo ID: AS17-152-23391      File Name: 10075993.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 12/17/72
Title: Astronaut Ronald Evans photographed during transearth coast EVA
Description:
Astronaut Ronald E. Evans is photographed performing extravehicular
activity  (EVA) during the Apollo 17 spacecraft's transearth coast. During
his EVA  Command Module pilot Evans retrieved film cassettes from the Lunar
Sounder,  Mapping Camera, and Panoramic Camera. The cylindrical object at
Evans left  side is the mapping camera cassette. The total time for the
transearth EVA  was one hour seven minutes 19 seconds, starting at ground
elapsed time of  257:25 (2:28 p.m.) amd ending at ground elapsed time of
258:42 (3:35 p.m.) on  Sunday, December 17, 1972.              

Subject terms:
APOLLO 17 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
ASTRONAUTS                              
COMMAND MODULES                         
EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY                 
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT                  
PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM                       
RETRIEVAL                               

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