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Anaglyphs in the image libraries created from sequential panorama frames by the ALSJ editor exist only because of Yuri Krasilnikov's willingness to teach me the art. Whatever value the anaglyphs have is due to Yuri's insights and guidance. Flaws are my doing. Briefly, panorama stitching software Hugin is used to create both non-stereo pan assemblies and remapped versions of the images. The latter are then made into anaglyphs using GIMP. The individual remapped images are linked from the corresponding Library entries for the original frames. The remapped images can be used to create stereo views using other methods.

For those interested in the subject of Apollo Photography and the Color of the Moon, see a brief discussion written for the ALSJ by Michael Light.

Journal Contributor Paul White has made detailed comparisons of cloud patterns seen in a large number of Apollo images with imagery taken at close to the same time by various meteorlogical satellites.

This Apollo 17 Image Library contains all of the pictures taken on the lunar surface by the astronauts together with pictures from pre-flight training and pictures of equipment and the flight hardware. High-resolution version of many of the lunar surface images are included. A source for both thumbnail and low -resolution versions of the lunar surface images is a website compiled by Paul Spudis and colleagues at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston.

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[Journal Contributor James Fincannon has used sunrise-to-sunset sequences of LROC images of the site to demonstrate that, as of 2009-2011, the Apollo 17 flag is still aloft and casting a shadow.

This image was taken with the Sun at an elevation of 9.6 degrees and an azimuth of 266.8 degrees. Resolution in the raw file is 1.4 m/pixel. Crater names from Figure 5.3 ( 0.7 Mb ) in the Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report and Sheet SE ( 0.2 Mb ) of the EVA-1 traverse planning map. A link to the raw file, nasr00000d11 , is available at the LROC website.

Combines LROC images nacl00000adc and nacl00000d11. Vertical exaggeration in the anaglyph is 2-3 times. Hanover Crater is on the lower slopes of the North Massif just east of the Scarp. A detail ( 1.5 Mb ) shows the portion of the Scarp where valley floor meets the foot of the North Massif. Stereo Image released 21 July 2009. NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University.

Labeled detail from LROC image nacl00000d11 showing the source regions for the Dark Boulder and the Station 6 Split Boulder. Other boulders identified in Jack Schmitt's 500-mm portrait of the Split Boulder source region have the same labelling here.

Photo AS17-143-21932, which Gene took toward the LM from behind the LRV at the VIP (final parking) site shows that the LM is on the same bearing as a spur on the left side of (Old) Family Mountain. The post-flight, topophotomap (6 Mb) can be used to transfer that bearing line to a detail from LRO image nacl00000d11. A thin shadow, undoubtedly cast by the LRV, is located 128 meters from the LM on an azimuth of 112 degrees (east of north).

This image was taken from 50 km altitude with the Sun at an elevation of 68.3 degrees and an azimuth of 183.1 degrees. Resolution in the raw file is 0.53 m/pixel. The raw image is M109032389L. Labeled details are available at the LROC website.

Second Look - Turning Point Rock, Dark Boulder, Station 6, Station 7 ( 2 Mb )

Among the tracks left by the astronauts at Station 6 ( 0.24 Mb ), the most prominent may be the loop Gene started when he was just east of the boulders and moved upslope to take what proved to be a dramatic pan. At Station 7, they parked about 25 meters ENE of the Station 7 boulder. They spent much of their time working at the east face of the boulder. Just before they left, Gene moved upslope of the LRV to take a pan.

Labeled detail from LROC image M109032389LE showing the source regions for the Dark Boulder and the Station 6 Split Boulder. Other boulders identified in Jack Schmitt's 500-mm portrait of the Split Boulder source region have the same labelling here.

Before starting the traverse to Station 1, Gene initialized the Rover nav system at the SEP transmitter. The range and bearing at Station 1 were 1.11/346. At the location where they deployed EP-7, the range and bearing were 0.6/339. A large boulder seen in frame AS17-136-20733 from Jack's Station 1 pan is also identified.

The image linked immediately above shows almost all the the LROC image, but at low resolution. The raw image is M129086118L. A re-scaled, low-res version (1.6 Mb TIFF) has the number of horizontal pixels reduced by a factor of 0.43/0.55. See, also, a labeled version. A high-res, re-scaled detail (2.6 Mb TIFF) shows the LM, the ALSEP site, the SEP transmitter and the Rover tracks Gene made to guide deployment of the SEP antenna, and the LRV parked at the VIP site. See, also, a labeled version. A high-res, re-scaled detail (6.9 Mb TIFF) shows Turning Point Rock, Station 6 Split Boulder, and Station 7. An enhanced, labeled version (1.2 Mb) shows tracks Gene and Jack made while working on the east side of the Station 6 boulder. there are hints of tracks on the east side, but they aren't as prominent. Patrick Vanuyne has created a mosaic of images devoted to Turning Point Rock and the Station 6 boulder, including anaglyphs made from the 21 May 2010 LROC image and M113751661L, which was taken on 25 November 2009. A high-res, re-scaled detail (0.2 Mb) shows Van Serg Crater while an inset from the Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report shows the approximate where Gene parked the Rover and where he and Jack sampled and took pans. There are no signs of the tracks they made. These may show up at high solar elevations.

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Red-Blue Anaglyph from LROC images ((0.5 MB)

Anaglyph by Patrick Vantuyne.

Grumman pre-mission artwork. This vision of the landing site has several problems. In the distance, the mountains on the left side are clearly those of the Apollo 15 site, including such recognizable features as St. George Crater and Silver Spur. The astronaut near the top of the ladder would probably not be climbing up as casually as shown, with only one hand on the porch railing and his body turned. The ALSEP deployment area is depicted as being SSW of the LM rather than being directly west. And, finally, the LM is shown on the edge of a steep decline: graphically spectacular but not a position Gene or the targeting people would have chosen. Scans by J.L. Pickering .

Vertical view of the landing site from frames AS15-M-0971 and AS15-M-0972. Anaglyph by Yuri Krasilnikov .

The image linked here is a portion of Pan Camera frame AS17-2309 showing the South Massif at the upper right and the Sculptured Hills at the lower left. The North Massif is at the bottom right and Henry Crater is the rightmost of the three large craters in a triangular pattern at the foot of the mountain. This orientation is to facilitate comparison with features in the Station 6 high resolution images below. See also the labeled version of this frame. The distance from Station 6 above Henry to the LM is 3.5 km; to Bear Mountain, about 8 km; and to the outcrop noted in 21498 below, about 18 km. Scans by Ron Wells .

Image from the Hubble Site Taurus-Littrow - Animation of Hubble Image Overlain on Site Model ( 11 Mb Quicktime Movie )

Images and animation by NASA, ESA, G. Shirah and A. Kekesi (GSFC/SVS), and G. Bacon (STScI)

This scanned copy of Orbit Monitor Chart flown in Challenger is missing page 15 (see next), which covers the landing site. PDF document courtesy Kim Poor .

Larry McGlynn has provided this scan of the flown chart, autographed by both Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt.

Defense Mapping Agency 1: 250,000 sheet scanned at 150 dpi by the Lunar and Planetary Institute . The landing site is in the lower left corner.

1975 Defense Mapping Agency 1:50,000 sheet centered about 1.5 km south of Camelot Crater and including all areas visited by the Apollo 17 crew. 200 dpi scan courtesy Robin Wheeler .

Defense Mapping Agency 1: 250,000 sheet scanned at 150 dpi by the Lunar and Planetary Institute . This quadrangle adjoins the Littrow quadrangle on the West and includes (West) Family Mountain.

Adjacent portions of the Littrow and Clerke Quadrangles have been combined to show the valley and features immediately to the west.

The frame was taken on December 11, 1972 at 23:47:38.1 GMT during CSM Rev 15 from an altitude of 113.07 km. In terms of the mission time, the photo was taken at 116:54:38 -- just seven minutes before Gene and Jack started their watches for the first EVA. John Pfannerstill has scanned three portions of the frame. In the central area around the LM, the largest crater is Camelot at the upper left. A labeled version highlights the LM and Poppie. In the area north of the LM, covering the EVA-3 traverse, Henry is the large crater at the foot of the North Massif just above and to the right of the center of the image. In the area west of the LM, covering the EVA-2 traverse, Nansen is at the lower left, Camelot is at the right edge above center, and Shorty is the sharp-rimmed, dark-edged crater at top center, about a Camelot diameter below the top edge of the image. Brian McInall has created a composite from the three details. See, also, a version (0.8 Mb or 0.2 Mb)with the lines-of-sight from Station 6 to Stations 2, 3, and 4 indicated.

This detail includes Stations 3, Shorty, Victory, Camelot, and, in the north, Hanover Crater and the nearby portion of the scarp. 1600 dpi scan courtesy of Stephen Tellier at the Lunar and Planetary Institute.

This 1200 dpi scan shows the area immediately around Shorty. A labeled version ( 1.6 Mb ) highlights the Station 4 boulder and the location on the southeast rim from which Gene took his color pan. The 10-m craters labeled 'a' and 'b' are also shown in a labeled detail ( 240k ) from Gene's pan frame AS17-137-21013.

This labeled detail shows the area traversed between Gatsby and Sherlock during the EVA-3 return to the LM. Gene and Jack stopped on the east of Gatsby to take photos and continued onward at about 168:51:03 and made a sampling stop just north of Sherlock at about 168:59:46. Using the traverse path plotted in Figure 7E (0.8 Mb ) in the USGS Professional Paper, I have indicated the locations of these two stops. I have also indicated a likely candidate for the large piece of subfloor gabbro that Jack asked Gene to drive towards starting at about 168:56:53. The last photo of the boulder Jack took before they drove past at about 168:57:04 is AS17-143-21882.

This is figure 10.27 from the Lunar Sourcebook, reproduced with permission.

Figure 6 from USGS Professional Paper 1080 The Geologic Investigation of the Taurus-Littrow Valley: Apollo 17 Landing Site gives an overview of the routes taken during the three geology traverses. Scans by John Burton and Brian McInall . Figure 7E (0.8 Mb) shows the area around the LM and the entirety of the EVA-1 traverse. Figure 7C (0.9 Mb) shows the outbound and inbound EVA-2 traverse segments between Camelot and Tortilla Flat. Figure 7A ( a href="a17profpap-f7a.jpg" title="image" target="new">0.9 Mb) shows the outbound and inbound EVA-2 traverse segments between Tortilla Flat and Hole-in-the-Wall. Figure 7B (0.9 Mb) shows the outbound and inbound EVA-2 traverse segments between Hole-in-the-Wall and Nansen. Figure 7D (0.8 Mb) shows most of the EVA-3 traverse including Henry, Station 8, and Van Serg.

Thomas Schwagmeirer adapted the USGS map in preparation for a comparison with a Paris city map.

Overlay of the Apollo 17 traverse map on a simplified map of Paris. With the LM appropriately placed at Notre Dame, the EVA-2 return traverse follows the Seine reasonably closely, with the important stop at Shorty Crater happily coincident with the Eiffel Tower. Map concept by Eric Jones, graphics by Thomas Schwagmeier.

This scanned copy of Orbit Monitor Chart flown in Challenger is missing page 15, which covers the landing site. PDF document courtesy Kim Poor .

LM ground track for the first five minutes of the ascent. Scan by Robin Wheeler from Mapping of the Moon by Z.Kopal and R.W. Carder (1974).

This frame was taken just after lift-off with the 16-mm camera mounted in Jack Schmitt's LM window. It is also Figure 4-53 ( 1271k ) in the Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report where the caption reads, in part "the irregular dark lines between the LM and the ALSEP instruments are LRV tracks." In fact, the leftmost track was made by Jack Schmitt as he carried the ALSEP packages out to the eventual ALSEP site. Scan and labels by Brian McInall .

This picture is an enlargement of an image taken from the Apollo 15 Command Module.

This map of the landing site shows the location of major features and, also, the impact point of the Ascent Stage on the South Massif.

This telescopic view of Taurus-Littrow was taken by Ulrich Lotzmann at about 0100 UTC 22 September 2005 from Marburg, Germany. At the landing site, the sun was about 15 degrees above the western horizon at an azimuth of about 266.

This telescopic view of Taurus-Littrow was taken by Ulrich Lotzmann at about 0000 UTC 12 October 2006 from Marburg, Germany. At the landing site, the sun was about 25 degrees above the western horizon at an azimuth of about 261 degrees east of north. Bear Mountain is clearly visible in the southcentral part of the valley

This telescopic view of Taurus-Littrow was taken by Ulrich Lotzmann at about 2150 UTC 22 April 2007 from Marburg, Germany. At the landing site, the sun was about 6.9 degrees at an azimuth of 91.3 degrees. Bear Mountain is clearly visible in the southcentral part of the valley; (Old) Family Mountain is just outside the western entrance to the valley; and (West) Family Mountain (aka the West Massif) is immediately west of the South Massif. Ken Glover has created a labelled gif animation ( 642k ).

This telescopic view of Taurus-Littrow was taken by Danny Ross Lunsford at about 0815 UTC 1 October 2007 from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. At the landing site, the sun was at an elevation of 1.3 degrees nearly due west of the LM on an azimuth of 268.6. North is at the lower left; a rotated version has the Sun at the top. The pre-EVA-1 window pan taken on Jack's side shows the view to the west at about 2156 UTC on 11 December 1972, about two hours after the landing. The LM shadow is pointing at the West Massif (aka (New) Family Mountain). (Old) Family Mountain is next right. The solar elevation and azimuth are 14.3 degrees and 96.2 degrees, respectively. The local horizon to the west is actually the near rim of Camelot Crater which, from the LM locaation is at an elevation of about 2 - 2.5 degrees. Using a composite of adjacent details from LTO 42C2 and 43D1 and making allowances for the curvature of the Moon, viewed from the LM, the summit of the West Massif is at an elevation of about 4.7 degrees on an azimuth of about 279 degrees and the summit of (Old) Family Mountain is at an elevation of about 3.7 degrees on an azimuth of about 293 degrees. Readers should note that, becuase of the flat film plane in the Hasselblads, degrees/cm varies with distance from the center of an image. For an observer at the LM on 1 October 2007, the Sun was apparently behind the left flank of the West Massif. This seems to be consistent with the deep shaodws on the floor of the Valley of Taurus-Littrow in Lundford's telescopic view.

This map shows the area immediately surrounding the target and shows the local coordinate system used during the mission. Grid lines on this map are separated by 400 meters; that is, the distance from 79 to 81 in the east-west direction and from DJ to DL in the north-south direction is 400 meters. Only every second one of the major grid divisions is shown on this map. In the north-south direction, there is actually a DK coordinate halfway between DJ and DL and, likewise, an east-west 80 coordinate midway between 79 and 81. These major grid divisions - say DJ and DK - are separated by 200 meters. The planned landing site was DM.8/82.2, which is 0.8 x 200 = 160 meters north of DM and 0.2 x 200 = 40 meters east of the 82 coordinate line. The actual landing site is near DN.2/83.3.

Planned EVA-1 Traverse ( 225k )

Planned EVA-2 Traverse ( 252k )

Planned EVA-3 Traverse ( 212k )

Planning for One-Man LRV Traverses ( 144k )

Planning for Walking Traverses ( 144k )

Traverse Planning for a Landing 2.7 km South of Target ( 148k )

Traverse Planning for a Landing 2.7 km North of Target ( 145k )

Actual Traverses ( 94k )

EVA-1 Contour Map ( 40k )

This contour map shows the EVA-1 route and the reverse side of the photographic EVA-1 map taken from Apollo 15 photography.

EVA-3 Contour Map ( 199k )

Pre-flight Horizons from the Planned Landing Site ( 262k )

Perception and Negotiation of the Scarp and Taurus-Littrow; Bell Laboratories memo which includes expected views of the Scarp from the LM windows and from three points along the EVA-2 traverse toward Hole-in-the-Wall.

Amundsen/Nansen ( 171k )

This pre-flight map detail shows the area around Nansen Crater near the base of the South Massif. At some point, Jack had named this feature "Amundsen" after the Norwegian explorer of the Antarctic and the Northwest Passage. He then decided that Amundsen has enough things named for him and changed the name to "Nansen" to honor another great Norwegian explorer.

This Bellcom representation shows a view toward the base of the South Massif from the planned landing site. It was produced by Bell Labs from data derived from photographs taken from the Apollo 15 Command Module. The main feature of interest is the area labeled the "Access Region" where, it was thought, the Rover could be driven up onto the Scarp. By the time Gene and Jack landed, they knew the Access Region as Hole-in-the-Wall.

This Bellcom representation shows Hole-in-the-Wall from a point on the planned EVA-2 traverse one kilometer from the base of the Scarp.

This Bellcom representation shows Hole-in-the-Wall from a point on the planned EVA-2 traverse one-half kilometer from the base of the Scarp.

Defense Mapping Agency 1: 250,000 sheet scanned at 150 dpi by the Lunar and Planetary Institute . After Ron Evans learned that Jack and Gene had found orange soil at Shorty Crater, he began to look for signs of it from orbit and reported orange in southwestern Serenitatis in the Sulpicius Gallus region. Jack and Gene were able to confirm his observation once they were back in orbit. See the discussions following 145:28:25 and in the chapter covering post-rendezvous activities.

115:03:02 Pre-EVA-1 Window Pans ( 165k )

Dave Byrne has combined the sets taken by Jack and Gene as a composite window pan. Jack began with a normal horizon sequence and then lowered his aim and took a second sequence showing the near surface. The frames are AS17-147- 22469 to 22478. Gene then took a series of photos out the CDR window - AS17-147- 22479 to 22491 - showing the South Massif and (West) Family Mountain, the latter being due west of the spacecraft, on the horizon beyond the LM shadow. Geophone Rock is just below the apparent intersection of the north flank of the South Massif and the south flank of Family Mountain.

High resolution version using frames AS17-147- 22469 to 22476. Assembled by Eric Jones .

Jack took this pan from a position northeast of the LM. Gene is powering up the Rover and is out of sight on the far side of the LM. The frames are AS17-147- 22492 to 22521. Assembled by Bob Fry . High-resolution assemblies of frames 22495-514 ( view from down-Sun through north and up-Sun to the LM) (9.3 Mb), frames 22493-504 plus 517and 519 (view from the LM through west to the Wessex Cleft) (7.8 Mb), and frames 22504 to 514 ( view from Wessex Cleft through east to the LM) (6.5 Mb) assembled by Eric Jones . An assembly with anaglyphs (11 Mb), including frames from 22493 to 509, is also available for the northern part of the pan.

Jack took a series of photos, presented here as a film strip, showing Gene driving south of the LM during the initial test drive. Note that none of the communications or EVA gear has been loaded onto the vehicle. The frames are AS17-147- 22521 thru 22526.

The frames are AS17-147-22528 to 22532. A full-resolution version (7.6 Mb) includes derived anaglyphs. Assemblies by Eric Jones . See, also, a USGS assembly from the Professional Paper in a ( 1.7Mb ) PDF document produced by Brian McInall .

The frames are AS17-147-22533 to 22536.

The frames are AS17-147-22544 to 22562. Assembled by Mike Constantine . A VR version is also available. High-resolution assemblies of frames 22544-55 ( view to the north) (8 Mb) and frames 22553-61 ( view to the south) (6 Mb) by Eric Jones . See, also, a USGS assembly from the Professional Paper in a ( 1.7Mb ) PDF document produced by Brian McInall . David Harland has combined frames 22560 and 22561 as a portrait of Geophone Rock.

The frames are AS17-147- 22569 to 22588. USGS B&W assembly from the Professional Paper in a ( 1.7Mb ) PDF document produced by Brian McInall . High-resolution assemblies of frames 22569-80 ( view to the north, 8 Mb ) and frames 22580-88 ( view to the south, 5.6 Mb ) by Eric Jones .

The frames are AS17-136- 20683 to 20710. Full-resolution assemblies: (1) entire pan ( 5 Mb ); (2) northern portion with derived anaglyphs ( 7 Mb ); (3) southern portion with derived anaglyphs ( 7 Mb ). Eric Jones . See, also, a high-resolution assembly by Erik van Meijgaarden ( 1.6 Mb or 337k ); and a USGS assembly and horizon sketch from the Professional Paper in a PDF document ( 1.7Mb ) created by Brian McInall .

During the traverse, Jack took AS17-136-20723-38 and Gene took AS17-134-20390-93. Because Jack had a seismic charge in his hands, he took relatively few pictures, averaging one every 75 meters during the 1.2 km drive. During the return to the SEP site, he'll average one every 16 meters, not counting 13 frames devoted to an LRV pan of the EP-7 deployment.

Gene's pan consists of frames AS17-134- 20408 to 20431. A VR version is also available. Assemblies by Mike Constantine . High resolution assemblies of frames 20411-25 ( view to the south, 7.1Mb ) and frames 20426-31 plus 20408-11 ( view to the north, 6.3 Mb ) by Eric Jones . David Harland has assembled the portion showing Jack Raking ( 137k )

The Station 1 crater is midway between Jack's Shadow and the Rover. The frames are AS17-136- 20744 to 20776. Assembled by Dave Byrne . High resolution assemblies of frames 20745-62 ( view to the north, 7.1Mb ) and frames 20764-76 ( view to the south, 5.3 Mb ) by Eric Jones . Erik van Meijgaarden has assembled the portion showing Gene at the Rover ( 1.5 Mb ) David Harland has assembled the poriton showing the Station 1 crater at high resolution ( 2.1 Mb ) Mike Constantine has assembled the poriton showing the Station 1 crater and Gene at the Rover ( 214k ) Boulder Identification: portions of frames 20771 and 20773 have been combined ( 214k ) to show the view to the south that includes the summit of Bear Mountain and a prominent boulder, labelled '20773 boulder', about 30 degrees west of the summit direction. A comparison between a detail from the Taurus-Littrow Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap ( 264k ) showing Bear Mountain/Steno/Sherlock and a detail from Pan Camera frame 2309 ( 836k ) lets us draw the bearing of Bear Mountain from the Station 1 location given in Figure 6-4c ( 161k ) in the Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report. The boulder immediately east of a small crater as marked on the Pan Camera detail has the appropriate bearing and, being the closest sizeable boulder in that direction from Station 1, is a likely candidate. See, also, a similar labelled detail from the July 2009 LROC image of the landing site. Assembled by Eric Jones .

During the first 400 meters of the drive from Station 1 back to the SEP deployment site, Jask to 20 frames: AS17-136-20777-96.

The sequence AS17-138-20797 to 20814 starts when Gene turns to the west so Jack can gets some pictures of the bright, sunlit face of the Lincoln-Lee Scarp and ends just before they start documentation of the EP-7 deployment site.

After Jack deployed seismic charge EP-7, Gene drive slowly around it while Jack took an LRV pan. The frames are AS17-136-20815-26 Note that, except in the case of 20815, only the upper right portion of each frame has been used. Assembled by Eric Jones . The pan frames are also available in PDF format ( 12 Mb ).

The sequence AS17-138-20828 to 20844 starts when Gene move north away from EP-7 and ends as they leave a depression where they photograph some possible bedrock.

The sequence AS17-138-20844 to 20863 starts as they leave a depression where they photograph some possible bedrock and ends as the reach the SEP site.

Gene took this partial pan to document the layout of the south, west, and north SEP transmitter antenna arms. It shows Jack deploying the solar panels on the transmitter. The frames are AS17-134- 20437 to 20446. Assembly by David Nathan . Nathan has also assembled a 300 DPI version ( 3.2Mb ) from scans provided to the ALSJ by NASA Johnson; Tom Dahl has used the same high-resolution scans from the original film to assemble an alternate version ( 14Mb ). Additional versions have been assembled by Dave Byrne ( 809k ), Mike Constantine ( 95k or 865k ), and David Harland ( 140k; black-and-white ).

Jack's 500-mm post-EVA-1 photos taken from the LM cabin. The frames are AS17-144- 21983 to 21988. Assembled by Bob Fry .

Jack's 500-mm post-EVA-1 photos taken from the LM cabin. The frames are AS17-144- 21991 to 21993. Assembled by Eric Jones .

Jack's 500-mm post-EVA-1 photos taken from the LM cabin. The frames are AS17-144- 21994 to 21998. The last of these was not used in the assembly. Assembled by Eric Jones .

The frames are AS17-137- 20866 to 20893. Assembled by Bob Fry . High-resolution assemblies of frames 20867-79 ( view to the north and east, 7.5 Mb ) and frames 20881-89 plus 20868 ( view to the south and west, 4.8 Mb ) by Eric Jones . Karl Dodenhoff has assembled an alternate version.

Created from frames 20871, 20890, and 20891. Assembled by Erik van Meijgaarden .

The frames in this sequence are AS17-137- 20903 to 20908. Assembled by Eric Jones .

The frames in this sequence are AS17-138- 21030 to 21035. Assembled by Eric Jones .

The frames in this sequence are AS17-137- 20912 to 20923. Assembled by Karl Dodenhoff .

Gene took this pan from about 10 meters upslope from Boulder 2. The frames are AS17-137- 20926 to 20956. Assembled by Bob Fry . David Harland has assembled a high-resolution version ( 2.9 Mb ) showing Nansen, Boulder 2, and the Rover, using scans from original film provided by NASA Johnson and processed by Kipp Teague. The frames are AS17-137- 20938 to 20955.

Jack took this pan at the second Station 2 rake site. The frames are AS17-138- 21053 to 21073. Assembled by Bob Fry . David Harland has assembled the portion showing - from left to right - Gene, the Rover and Nansen.

While waiting for the gravimeter measurement to finish, Gene took a left-to-right sequence along the summit ridge. The frames are AS17-144- 22003 to 22009. Assembled by Bob Fry .

Gene took this right-to-left sequence along the left flank as viewed from the Scarp Gravimeter stop. The frames are AS17-144- 22010 to 22015. Assembled by Bob Fry .

Gene took this sequence. The frames are AS17-144- 22016 to 22026. Assemblies by Bob Fry (lo-res) and Dave Byrne (hi-res).

Gene took this sequence from the Scarp Gravimeter stop. The frames are AS17-144- 22027 to 22032. Assemblies by Bob Fry (lo-res) and Dave Byrne (hi-res).

Gene took this sequence from the Scarp Gravimeter stop. The frames are AS17-144- 22033 to 22035. Assemblies by Bob Fry (lo-res) and Dave Byrne (hi-res).

500-mm photos by Gene Cernan from the Scarp Gravimeter stop. The frames are AS17-144- 22036 to 22039. Assembled by Bob Fry .

500-mm photos by Gene Cernan. The frames are AS17-144- 22041 to 22045. Assemblies by Bob Fry (lo-res) and Dave Byrne (hi-res).

Jack took this partial pan while turned the Rover in a circle shortly after they left the Scarp Gravimeter stop. The frames are AS17-138- 21100 to 21108 and are linked here in strip form. Assembled by Bob Fry .

The frames are AS17-138- 21150 to 21177. Gene is working on the far side of the Rover. Assembly by Dave Byrne .

The frames are AS17-138- 21155 to 21167. Gene is at the far right, working at the Rover. Assembly by David Harland .

Gene took this sequence from Station 3 while waiting for Jack to change film magazines so they could leave for Station 4. The frames are AS17-144- 22047 to 22050. Two lobes of the Scarp are visible in the foreground; Hanover Crater is cut by the righthand edge of the image; and the North Massif portion of the Scarp curves to the left from left of Hanover. Assembled by Bob Fry .

Gene took this sequence from Station 3. The frames are AS17-144- 22051 to 22071. Assembled by Bob Fry .

Gene took six photos of Wessex Cleft and the Sculptured HIlls Peak to the east. The frames are AS17-144- 22072) to 22077. Assembled by Bob Fry .

Jack's Shorty pan, which he was about to start when he noticed the orange soil. Note that, between the frames used at either end of this assembly, Gene moves from the front of the Rover to the CDR seat. The frames are AS17-133- 20229 to 20256. Assembled by Dave Byrne .

Assembly by David Harland . The frames are AS17-133- 20230 to 20235.

Gene took this pan from the east rim of Shorty Crater moments before he and Jack left for their next geology stop. Jack at the Rover. The area where the crew discovered and sampled a deposit of orange soil, rich in pyroclastic material, is between the Rover and the large boulder just beyond it. The frames are AS17-137- 20991 to 21027. Assembled by Dave Byrne . The first version assembled for the ALSJ 143 k) was done by Chris Wells . Alternate versions of this very popular pan have been assembled by Thomas Dahl (7.0 Mb or 0.7 Mb); Erik van Meijgaarden (0.8 Mb); David Harland (0.2 Mb); Mike Constantine (0.2 Mb); Dmitri Lebedev (4.2 Mb); and Robert Stroessenreuther (3.9 Mb).

Assembled by Yuri Krasilnikov . The frames are AS17-137- 20991 to 20998.

Assembled by Yuri Krasilnikov . The frames are AS17-137- 20991 to 20998. David Harland has created an alternate version using frames 20991 to 20998 (1.9 Mb) using frames 20991 to 21007.

Assembled by Yuri Krasilnikov . The frames are AS17-137- 21010 to 21023.

During the 1200-meter drive to Victory, Jack took 13 frames: AS17-133-20268 to 20280. The first of these was taken with incorrect camera settings.

Jack took this pan at about while Gene turned the Rover in a tight circle. This technique was invented by the Apollo 16 crew. Victory is a cluster of craters that form an apparent "V" pattern. The frames are AS17-133-20281 to 20300. Assembled by Bob Fry . An alternate version shows the frames, individually, in a PDF document (22 Mb).

During the 740 meter drive from Victory, Jack took 17 frames: AS17-133-20301 to 20317.

During the 1200-meter drive from LRV-8, Jack took 10 frames: AS17-133-20318 to 20327.

Jack took a flight-line set of photos, stepping to his right along a north-south line east of the Diabase Boulder. Gene is taking a similar series along an east-west line. The frames are AS17-133- 20330 to 20335. Assembly by David Harland .

The frames are AS17-145- 22159 to 22167. Assembled by David Harland .

Jack took this pan from east of the Rover not long after Gene finished his pan. Gene is returning to the Rover and, in assemblies that include AS17-133- 20341 and 20342, he can be seen on the far side of the vehicle. The frames are AS17-133- 20339 to 20360. Assembled by Dave Byrne David Harland has assembled an alternate version that excludes the parts to the south and southeast. David Harland has also assembled the portion showing the Rover and about half the crater ( 5.4 Mb ).

Gene took this sequence from near the LM during the EVA-2 Close-out. The frames are AS17-144- 22080 to 22093. Assembled by Bob Fry

Gene took this sequence from near the LM during the EVA-2 Close-out. The frames are AS17-144- 22093 to 22104. Assembled by Bob Fry .

Gene took a large set of North Massif images from near the LM during the EVA-2 Close-out. The frames are AS17-144- 22105 to 22132. Assembly by Eric Jones and Yuri Krasilnikov. In an earlier version ( 395k ), Bob Fry added 21991, a photo of the dark-boulder track that Jack took out his LM window at 127:02:28 after EVA-1. Shadows in 21991 are necessarily longer than those seen during the EVA-2 close-out.

Gene took a right-to-left sequence along the eastern end of the summit and, then, a left-to-right sequence. The former is included in the overall portrait above. The frames in the left-to-right sequence are AS17-144- 22111 to 22118. Assembled by Bob Fry .

Jack took these photos after installing the fresh magazine on Gene's camera, prior to stowing the camera in the ETB. The frames are AS17-140- 21352 to 21358. Assembled by Dave Byrne .

Jack took this 12 o'clock color pan with Gene's camera before they started the EVA-3 traverse. Gene is working at the Rover. The frames are AS17-140- 21359 to 21380. Assembled by Bob Fry . High-resolution assemblies of frames 21362-72 ( view to the north, 6 Mb ) and frames 21370-80 plus 21360-62 ( view to the south, 6.2 Mb ) by Eric Jones . Mike Constantine has assembled the northern and eastern portion ( 195k ) showing the LM and Gene at the Rover.

Paul White has animated the photos Jack took while the Rover was in motion. A second animation uses the same frames, but with the TV camera centered in all of them. The frames are AS17-141-21519-74(drive to Station 6), (remainder to be added).

High-resolution frames taken by Jack Schmitt during the first portion of the drive to Station 6, from the LM to the Rover sample stop. The frames are AS17-141-21519-49.

High-resolution frames taken by Jack Schmitt during the portion of the drive from the LRV sample stop to their first good view of Henry. The frames are AS17-141-21542-49.

High-resolution frames taken by Jack Schmitt during the portion of the drive past Henry to the approach to Turning Point Rock. The frames are AS17-141-21549-59.

High-resolution frames taken by Jack Schmitt of the approach to TPR and portraits of the rock. The frames are AS17-141-21560-68.

High-resolution frames taken by Jack Schmitt of the drive from TPR to Station 6. The frames are AS17-141-21569-74.

Jack's first Station 6 pan consists of frames AS17-141- 21575 to 21603. Gene is deploying the gravimeter.

David Harland has assembled high-resolutiion scans for the portion of Jack's Station 6 pan ( 4.4 Mb ) showing the main fragments of the boulder and Gene deploying the gravimeter. The frames are 21589 to 21598. 165:33:38 Gene's Station 6 Pan ( 140k )

Gene took this pan from above the Station 6 Split Boulder just before he and Jack left for their next stop. The frames are AS17-140- 21483 to 21509. Assembly by Chris Wells . Earlier in the stop, Gene collected a soil sample from the top of the foreground rock and, years later, told artist and Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean that he wished he'd written his daughter Tracy's name in the dust. Bean did it for him in a painting and, to some of us, the rock is now known as Tracy's Rock. David Harland has assembled a high-resolution portait of the boulder ( 2.5 Mb ). Chris Wells has assembled a detail shows the sample area and Jack headed back to the Rover with the gnomon. David Nathan has combined 300 DPI scans of 21493 and 21496 into a higher-resolution detail of Jack returning to the Rover with the gnomon. Yuri Krasilnikov has used frames 21491-3 from this pan and frames 22351-3 from Gene's Station 7 pan to create a stereo portrait of the South Massif.

By tracing the boulder track upslope from Station 6, Jack thought this might be the source area. The frames are AS17-139- 21186 to 21193. Assembled by Eric Jones . A number of boulders in the panorama have been tentatively identified via comparison ( 0.3 Mb ) with AS17-147-22502, a frame from Jack's 4-o'clock pan taken early in EVA-1 at the LM, with the relevant frames from Gene's portrait of the North Massif, taken at the LM late in EVA-2, and with a detail from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image nacl00000d11. Boulder 'e' is near the west edge of the track made by the dark boulder. The dark-boulder track is invisible from Station 6 with the Sun low in the east. Boulders at the apparent start, as seen from the LM, of the Station 6 track are those labeled 'i', 'j', and 'k', all on the far right. A portion of the Station 6 boulder track can be seen in an enchanced segment ( 0.6 Mb ) of Jack's mini-pan. With the Sun low in the east, the wall of the track facing the Sun is slightly brighter than the opposite wall. A marked version ( 0.6 Mb )gives a sense of the track location, with the center line and margins indicated along two segments. Boulder 'e' is near the west edge of the track made by the dark boulder.

Jack's 500-mm frames taken while he braced himself against the boulder. The frames are AS17-139-21208-09 and 21211. This assembly, by Syd Buxton was rotated to match the orientation seen in Gene's Station 6 pan. Syd writes that he did not use 21210 in the assembly because the image is slightly blurred.

The frames are AS17-141- 21646 to 21664. Jack took this pan at 11-foot focus and kept his aim low to show the areas from which they would collect samples. The pan includes very little of the horizon. Assembled by Bob Fry .

The frames are AS17-146- 22339 to 22363. Gene took this pan just before he and Jack left for Station 8. Jack is working at the Rover. See, also, a labeled version ( 1.2 Mb ) Assembled by Yuri Krasilnikov . A stereo view out into the valley and along the slopes to the east and west ( 8 Mb ) assembled from perspective-corrected frames by Eric Jones Alternate versions by Bob Fry ( full pan ), David Harland ( Southern Portion ), Erik van Meijgaarden (red-blue anaglyph from partial pans made from the even numbered frames and from the odd numbered frames). Yuri Krasilnikov has used frames 22351-3 from this pan and frames 21491-3 from Gene's Station 6 pan to create a stereo portrait of the South Massif. Eric Jones has used frames 22351-7 to create a high-resolution landscape that includes the Station 7 Boulder, Henry Crater (with a slaph of boulders on the inner, south wall), the LM (beyond the left rim of Henry), the South Massif, and the Station 6 Boulders ( 50 Mb tiff).

The frames are AS17-146- 22375 to 22397. Gene took this pan near the exotic boulder he and Jack sampled upslope from the Rover. Jack is working at the Rover. Assembled by Bob Fry . Eric Jones has assembled a full-resolution version (9 Mb) using Hugin, as well as a version with anaglyphs presented in context (17 Mb). Thomas Dahl has assembled an alternate version ( 2.3 Mb or 0.3 Mb ). Ian Cossor has assembled a high-resolution, partial pan ( 1.9 Mb ) showing Bear Mountain, the South Massif and (West) Family Mountain. The frames are 22382 to 22390.

Jack took this pan just before he and Gene left the Station. The frames are AS17-142- 21726 to 21745. Assembled by Bob Fry . David Harland has assembled the northern portion, which shows Gene picking up the TGE so he can replace it on the back of the Rover.

This pan was taken at the location labeled 'North Pan' in Figure 6-123 in the Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report. The frames are AS17-146-22423 to 22450. Assembled by Dave Byrne . David Harland has assembled the portion showing the crater ( 3.3 Mb ).

The frames are AS17-139-21230 to 21248 and consists of a series along the peak immediately west of Wessex Cleft and a contiguous series down the face. See a figure from page 226 of the USGS Professional Paper for placement. Assembled by Bob Fry .

Erik van Meijgaarden has combined AS17-134-20517 and 523 into a post-EVA-3 view of Gene's side of the cabin. On 6 December 2004, Erik wrote, " As I was going through Michael Light's 'Full Moon' recently, I found a striking combination of two photos shown alongside each other that give us a lovely overview of the LM's interior. It took me a while to realise they were not assembled but just shown together. So I set myself to work on an assembly. The photo's are two of the series Jack took after EVA 3 and aren't of particular good quality. I guess a Hasselblad is a difficult instrument in these lighting conditions and after 22 hours of tiring EVAs. Although there are better pics in the series, I selected the best matching pair and created my view of the LM's interior. Altogether a gloomy picture, but I particularly like this one because there are not many images that give a sense of the size and (lack of) space available inside the LM."

Dave Byrne has combined photos taken out the windows after PLSS jettison. The photos taken out Jack's window are AS17-143- 21943 to 21960. those taken out Gene's window are 21961 to 21982.

Dave Byrne has combined color photos taken out the windows after PLSS jettison. The photos taken out Gene's window are AS17-145- 22192 to 22197. those taken out Jack's window are 22198 to 22222.

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Original artwork for the Apollo 17 insignia/patch. Scan by NASA Johnson .

Portrait of Ron Evans. 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague .

Portrait of Gene Cernan. 1971. Note that, although Gene is wearing an A7L-B suit, he is also wearing an Apollo 10 patch. Journal Contributor Matt Markham notes that Gene's hair is right for Apollo 17. Scan by Kipp Teague .

Portrait of Jack Schmitt. 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague .

Pre-flight lab photo of the Lunar Surface Gravimeter (LSG), which was flown in hopes of detecting gravity waves. A design flaw prevented proper operation. Scan courtesy Mike Gentry, Jody Russell, and Kathy Strawn, NASA Johnson .

Pre-flight lab photo of the Lunar Atmosphere Composition Experiment (LACE). Scan courtesy NASA Johnson .

Pre-flight lab photo of the Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites (LEAM) Experiment. Scan courtesy NASA Johnson .

Pre-flight lab photo of the Geophone Module. Scan courtesy NASA Johnson .

Pre-flight lab photo of the Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment (LSPE) antenna. Jack deployed the antenna by mounting it on the Heat Flow Electronics pallet. Scan courtesy NASA Johnson .

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan work with a traverse map during a field-trip near Boulder City, Nevada. 24-25 January 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Jack Schmitt (left) uses the scoop, perhaps to dig a trench, during a field-trip near Boulder City, Nevada. 24-25 January 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Gene Cernan in a training exercise. According to the NASA figure caption, Gene is wearing Dave Scott's Apollo 15 flight suit. Spring 1972. Scan by Frederic Artner .

Gene Cernan having a final suit fit check at ILC Industries, Dover, Delaware. Photo filed 6 March 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld .

Gene Cernan raises his arms during a final suit fit check. Note that the suit is inflated, undoubtedly at 3.8 psi above the pressure in the fitting room. Moving the suit arms away from their rest position against internal pressure is relatively difficult. The suit design includes two cables attached at the center of the chest which then run laterally to the armpits and then into tubes that run up over the shoulders. After extisting the tubes, the cables are secured at the center of the back. Friction between the tubes and the cables help keep the arms in any particular position. The tube on Gene's left shoulder is clearly visible. Note the small pulley wheels at the entrance to the tube on his right shoulder. The wheel on the left shoulder isn't visible in this shot. There are similar pulleys at the tube exits on the back of the shoulders. The wheels prevent contact between the cables and the tube edges at the entrances and exits. Photo filed 6 March 1972. Scan courtesy J.L.Pickering .

Ron Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. Note the lack of a pulley at the entrance to the cable tube on his right shoulder, perhaps because the Command Module Pilot would not require as much mobility nor exercise the suit nearly as much as the surface crew. 7 March 1972. Photo filed 13 March 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld .

Ron Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit at ILC Industries, Dover, Delaware. 7 March 1972. Photo filed 13 March 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Ron Evans tests his ability to raise his right arm in the pressurized suit. 7 March 1972. Photo filed 13 March 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld .

Jack Schmitt during his final suit fit check at ILC Industries, Dover, Delaware. Note that he does have a cable pulley. 8 March 1972. Photo filed 13 March 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld .

Jack Schmitt during his final suit fit check. 8 March 1972. Photo filed 13 March 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld .

Jack Schmitt checks the fit of his suit while lying on a mockup of his CM couch. 8 March 1972. Photo filed 13 March 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld .

This picture was taken during a suit fit check. The fact that the astronaut appears to have cable pulleys suggests that this is Jack Schmitt. Note the hip bellows which allowed the J mission astronauts to sit. 8 March 1972. Photo filed 13 March 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld and image cleaning by Thierry Lombry In November 2002, Ulli Lotzmann contacted Bill Ayrey, who still worked for ILC, and asked about the picture. Ayrey replied: "Starting from the left, that's John Leshko who was a NASA representative who's office was at ILC. The guy in the middle is John McMullen. The last guy is Steve Rubin who was a suit engineer who participated in a number of fit checks on the A7LB suits near the end of Apollo and into Skylab."

Gene Cernan waves to tourist at the Cape. He is seated on the LRV 1g-trainer, waiting for the busses to pass. He has the drill strapped to the LMP seat with the LMP seatbelt, as would be the case when he drives out to the ALSEP deployment site early in EVA-1. He appears to have the Traverse Gravimeter on the back of the Rover, but not the geopallet. Scan by Kipp Teague .

Watched by a large group of tourists at the Cape, Gene Cernan gets a heat flow drill stem out of the stem quiver during training. The rammer-jammer is resting against the core-stem rack and the drill is in the foreground. The hose going out of the picture to the right provides ice-cold cooling water while the cable attached to the bottom of Gene's training PLSS provides communications via the electronics box at the center of the picture. Scan by Kipp Teague

Gene Cernan removes the drill from its pallet at the LMP's seat on the one-g LRV trainer. The LRV console is at the left side of the picture with the handcontroller and brown-colored armrest at center. On Apollo 15 and 16, a 16-mm Data Acquisition Camera (DAC) was mounted on the post next to Gene's right arm. Here, it carries only a wire loop from which Jack's seatbelt latching mechanism is hanging. Scan by Kipp Teague

Gene Cernan has attached the wrench to the drill stem and is blocking the wrench handle with his left boot while he unscrews the drill from the stem. ALSJFB reader Michael Christopher has located a number of training images showing members of both the prime and backup crews for missions on which the drill was to be flown wearing versions of the cover glove. This Apollo 17 May 1972 training photo shows Gene wearing cover gloves. Note the velcro strap at his right wrist securing the cover glove over the suit glove. Research by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (in the spacecraft) talks with Guenter Wendt prior to a test of the Command Module capture mechanism. 2 May 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering .

Gene Cernan during a geology field trip at Sudbury, Canada. 24-25 May 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Technicians from NASA and the Boeing Company unpack the flight Rover at the Cape. 5 June 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan watches while a suit tech attaches his right glove. Photo filed 8 June 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Jack Schmitt gets suited for EVA training. 8 June 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan (right) and Jack Schmitt deploy a Rover mockup in the Crew Training Building at the Cape. Note the less-than-roadworthy tires. A tech can be seen at the right keeping Gene's hoses clear. 8 June 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt during rover deployment training. Photo filed 8 June 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Jack Schmitt gets suited for a training exercise. Photo filed 8 June 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Gene Cernan detaches the drill from a drill stem. He has probably attached a wrench to the stem and has blocked the handle with his foot to prevent the stem from turning in the hole while he rotates the drill by its handles. Two techs can be seen behind Gene holding his water and air hoses and his comm cable. The drill stem rack is in the background at the left. Photo filed 8 June 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Gene Cernan talks with pad leader Guenter Wendt prior to entering CM at start of seven-hour altitude chamber test. 15 June 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt prepares to enter CM at start of seven-hour altitude chamber test. 15 June 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan works with the Traverse Gravimeter at the back of the one-g LRV trainer. The technicians behind Gene are carry his supply of ice-cold cooling water. Note that the Rover is not equipped with the geo-pallet for this exercise. Scan by Kipp Teague

Gene Cernan, facing us and holding a hammer, preparing to collect a rock sample during training at the Cape. Jack Schmitt, with his back to us, could be taking a documentation photo of the rock and gnomon. There is a comm cable coming out of the back's PLSS and a hose coming back from a connector on the front of the suit. The hose carries cooling water. Note that a technician is at Gene's left, partly hidden beyond Jack, who is managing Gene's comm cable and cooling water hose, making sure both are clear and unbent. Another tech is behind Jack, out of the field-of-view, handling Jack's hose and cable. July 1972. Scan courtesy Margaret Persinger, KSC

Jack Schmitt (left) tips a rock sample into a bag held by Gene Cernan during training at the Cape. On the Moon with the suit fully inflated, Jack would have had a relatively difficult time raising his arms this high; getting a sample into a bag would be easier if Gene held the bag lower. Note the geology hammer in Gene's shin pocket and the SESC in the pocket on the side of SCB. A communications unit can be seen in the background between Jack and Gene. July 1972. Color scan by Kipp Teague

Jack Schmitt (left) tips a rock sample into a bag held by Gene Cernan during training at the Cape. On the Moon with the suit fully inflated, Jack would have had a relatively difficult time raising his arms this high; getting a sample into a bag would be easier if Gene held the bag lower. Note the geology hammer in Gene's shin pocket and the SESC in the pocket on the side of SCB. A communications unit can be seen in the background between Jack and Gene. July 1972. B&W scan courtesy Margaret Persinger, KSC

Ron Evans leans on a simulator console. 13 July 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans suited for a simulation. 21 July 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Gene Cernan poses with his wife, Barbara, and their daughter, Teresa (Tracy). Dannette Sanders, a friend of Tracy's, is on the left. 4 August 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Gene Cernan deploys the U.S. Flag during training while Gene's wife, Barbara, and their daughter, Teresa (Tracy), watch. Jack Schmitt is in the background near the one-g LRV trainer. 4 August 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Guenter Wendt (yellow coat) helps Ron Evans into the Command Module during a Pressure Chamber Test. 4 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt enter an altitude chamber at KSC. 4 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt waves to the camera before entering LM at start of altitude chamber test. 4 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan poses with his daughter Tracy. Jack Schmitt is in the background near the one-g LRV trainer. 4 August 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan (left) and Jack Schmitt train in a 'rock pile' at the Cape. Gene is carrying the gnomon and Jack is carrying the scoop. The 1-g LRV trainer is behind Jack at the right and the VAB can be seen on the horizon. The rocks were, of course, brought to the Cape from elsewhere specifically for Apollo training. 4 August 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan train in a 'rock pile' at the Cape. Gene has collected a sample with his tongs and is giving it to Jack for bagging. The astronauts's comm cables and cooling/oxygen hoses extend out of the picture on both sides. 4 August 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan sits on the back of a van during a break from EVA training. The photo shows his drink valve and food stick. Both are highlighted in a detail. Photo by Ed Dempsey. Scan by Frederic Artner

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan participate in the final LRV fit check. Note that the flight Rover is propped up on carriage supports because the wire-mesh tires would not be able to support the weight of the vehicle in the one-g gravity field. Jack is examining his LRV Sampler. 9 August 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan participate in the final LRV fit check. 9 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan pose with a tech in the high bay of the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Gene has his right hand on the low-gain antenna. 9 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan participate in the final LRV fit check. 9 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan participate in the final LRV fit check. 9 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (foreground) looks to his right during the LRV fit check. He has his left hand on the top of the accessory staff. Note the tempa-label on the handle of the LRV sampler just below Jack's left palm. The SCB in the right foreground is attached to the accessory staff and will be used to hold samples Jack collects during the traverses. 9 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan participate in the final LRV fit check. In the background, we are looking at the hinged support for the minus-Z (aft) landing gear. 9 August 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan participate in the final LRV fit check. In the background, we are looking at the hinged support for the minus-Z (aft) landing gear. 9 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans talks with McDonnell Douglas personnel inside the interstage joining the Apollo 17 Saturn V's second and third stage. 15 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans and McDonnell Douglas personnel examine the Saturn V third stage's liquid hydrogen tank bulkhead. 15 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans talks with McDonnell Douglas. 15 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans poses on the steps of the Command Module Simulator at the Cape. 16 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans makes a computer entry during solo operations in the Command Module Simulator. 16 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans during solo training exercise in mission simulator. 16 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans conducts a guidance and navigation exercise in mission simulator. He has his eye at the sextant eyepiece. The eyepiece for the telescope, used to aim the sextant in its moveable mode, is on his right. 16 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans speaks with NASA Instructor-Operator at spacecraft mission simulator console. 16 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Backup Commander John Young (blue shirt) uses a comm unit to talk with Gene Cernan (righthand Rover seat) while Jack Schmitt manipulates the LRV sampler. 24 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan at the Apollo 17 roll-out. He is wearing a white knit shirt with the dark collar and is facing the camera. 28 August 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan on the 1-g Rover Trainer, with Ron Evans in the background. They are preparing for a Public Relations photoshoot with the Saturn V in the background. 28 August 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Side view of Gene Cernan (top), Ron Evans, and Jack Schmitt posing on rollout day. 28 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Side view of Gene Cernan (seated), Jack Schmitt (standing left), and Ron Evans posing on rollout day. 28 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left), Gene Cernan, and Ron Evans on rollout day. Photo filed 28 August 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Ron Evans (left), Gene Cernan, and Jack Schmitt next to the transporter on rollout day. Research by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left) collects a sample with the LRV sampler during training at the Cape. He is leaning slightly to his right and has a grip on the accessory staff with his left hand for stability. He probably has turned his head inside the helmet so he can see what he is getting although, as he notes in a 2000 e-mail message: "The sampler was mainly just for collecting representative samples of regolith fines along the traverse route, so seeing what you grabbed was not critical most of the time." Note the maps mounted on the accessory staff and the SCB hanging below the maps. The SEP receiving antenna is behind Jack's head. Photo filed 28 August 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Jack Schmitt (left) holds the extension handle while Gene works with a drive tube, probably removing it from the extension handle. Gene's Sample Collection Bag (SCB) hangs open on the righthand side of his PLSS. Two drive tubes in stowed in sleeves in the SCB and a scoop head is stowed in a loop on the outside. Note the tool harness straps velcroed to the lefthand sides of both Gene's and Jack's LEVAs. Corresponding straps are on the righthand sides of both LEVAs. Note, also, that Gene and Jack each have a cuff checklist strapped to the wrist extension of the glove and a watch strapped farther up on the forearm. Each is wearing a Hasselblad mounted on the RCU with a pack of sample bags attached underneath. Research by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan (right) appears to be securing a velcro retainer over the rammer on the righthand side of Jack Schmitt's PLSS. See the EVA-1 Geoprep at 121:29:08. The rammer is used to press a follower securely against the top of the soil column in a drive tube. Jack is leaning on the geopallet at the back of the Rover. The SEP receiver and antenna are in the left foreground and the charge transporter is in the right foreground. Photo filed 28 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt's adjusts his camera settings so he can take a cross-Sun "before" of a sample Gene will collect with the tongs. Jack has the scoop planted next to his right foot. Good view of Gene's cuff checklist. Photo filed 28 August 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Jack Schmitt (left) holds the extension handle while Gene Cernan work with an attached core tube during training at the Cape. Note the unused core tubes in Gene's open SCB. This picture reminds me of Alan Bean's wonderful painting Helping Hands. Photo filed 28 August 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan collect samples on the rim of Lunar Crater, a volcanic feature in south-central Nevada. The caldera is about 1 kilometer in diameter and 180 meters deep. 6 September 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan examine a sample in the Pancake Range of south-central Nevada. 6 September 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan drive the Geologic Rover (Grover) during a field trip on the Pancake Range of south-central Nevada. Note that the TV camera is a minimalist mockup. Note, also, the barbed -wire fence just beyond them. 6 September 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Gene Cernan (left) and Jack Schmitt in a LM simulator. Photo filed 17 September 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan work at the back of the one-g LRV trainer during indoor training. Note the charge transporter mounted immediately behind Gene's seat. September 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Gene Cernan (left) holds a sample bag for a soil sample that Jack Schmitt has collected with the scoop during training at the Cape. 13 September 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt conduct a simulated traverse at the Cape on the 1-g LRV trainer. September 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Jack Schmitt stows the scoop on the back of the one-g LRV trainer. The SEP Receiver/Recorder package is immediately behind his seat. The seismic charge transporter is to Jack's left on top of the geopallet. the blue traverse gravimeter is on the back of the Rover to Jack's right. September 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Jack Schmitt collecting a sample while Gene Cernan readies a sample bag. 13 September 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Jack Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan on the 1-g trainer in an EVA training area that includes basalt boulders. September 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Service Module Sim Bay cameras. Scan courtesy Mike Gentry, Jody Russell, and Kathy Strawn, NASA Johnson

Backup CMP Stu Roosa practices retrieval of a film canister during a simulation of the Sim Bay EVA in the zero-g aircraft. September 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Ron Evans practices handing film cassette to LMP Harrison Schmitt, seated in spacecraft mockup housed within KC-135 aircraft during zero-gravity training. 21 September 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (standing left), Ron Evans (standing right), and Gene Cernan (seated) pose for a crew portrait. Jack is holding on to the low-gain antenna. The scoop can be seen mounted on the back of the 1-g trainer and, just below the scoop, the seismic charge transporter is immediately to Ron's left, mounted on the top of the geopallet. The Apollo 17 Saturn V is on Pad 39-A in the background. September 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left), Ron Evans, and Gene Cernan pose for a crew portrait. The Apollo 17 Saturn V is on Pad 39-A in the background. September 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left) brushes off Gene Cernan's boot during a training session. On the Moon, in one-sixth gravity and a fully pressurized suit, it would have been all but impossible for Jack to get this low wielding the brush. It is also unlikely that Gene would have been able to raise his leg as shown here. In practice, the best means of cleaning your boots was to jump up on the ladder and stamp your feet. Scan courtesy Margaret Persinger, KSC

Jack Schmitt holds the SEP transmitter during a training flight in the 1/6th-g aircraft. On either side, below his hands, are two reels holding the antenna wires that he and Gene will lay along Rover tracks Gene will make at the deployment site. 19 September 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Gene Cernan works with the traverse gravimeter at the back of a Rover mockup during a flight in the 1/6th-g aircraft. Photo filed 19 September 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Jack Schmitt is working at his side of the Rover, perhaps attaching maps to the accessory staff during a flight in the 1/6th-g aircraft. Photo filed 19 September 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

This training photo shows Jack opening a packed rock box during a training exercise on the one-sixth-g aircraft at Patrick Air Force Base. Having opened the lid, he is now unfolding a Beta Cloth seal protector which will cover the sealing mechanism on the edge of the lid and the body. The part of the cloth that covers the seal on the body has a hole cut in it that gives access to the interior of the box. In the background at the left, Gene is training with the SEP equipment pallet. 19 September 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld .

On-board the 1/6th-g aircraft, Gene Cernan practices installation of the SEP receiver at the back of the Rover. 19 September 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld .

Ron Evans practices retrieving a film canister during water EVA exercises at Building 5. Photo filed 3 October 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld .

Jack Schmitt (left), Ron Evans (right), and Gene Cernan (seated) pose for a crew portrait. Gene is sitting in the Commander's seat of the one-g LRV trainer. Note the large dustbrush mounted on the front of the Rover, the rake and scoop stowed on the back, and the rack full of seismic charge mock-ups just aft of Gene. The Apollo 17 Saturn V is on Pad 39-A in the background and a mission patch is superimposed at the upper left. 10 October 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Ron Evans (center) reviews a lunar mapping chart with CapCom Bob Overmyer (left) and geologist Farouk El Baz (right). Photo filed 16 October 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Gene Cernan prepares for a checkout flight in the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle at Ellington AF Base. Photo filed 16 October 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Jack Schmitt consults a checklist in the LM simulator. Note the graph clipped to the yellow AOT guard. Journal Contributor Frank O'Brien tells us that it is "a polar-coordinate chart used to calculate rendezvous solutions. Specifically, this chart is for calculating Midcourse 1 and 2 after TPI. The chart is part of the LM Rendezvous Procedures manual, which was originally packaged with the LM Timeline manual." Note, also, the 16-mm movie camera mounted in Jack's window. 27 October 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan drapes the cords for the LM cabin utility lights on the handle of the rendezvous hatch. The two utility lights are just to the right of Jack Schmitt's right hand and are attached to the Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT) guard with clamps. These clamps will be put to use in attaching a replacement Rover fender at the start of EVA-2. See the discussion following 137:19:09. The overhead dump valve is just to the right and aft of the hatch handle. 27 October 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan drapes the cords for the LM cabin utility lights on the handle of the rendezvous hatch. The two utility lights are just to the right of Jack Schmitt's right hand and are attached to the Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT) guard with clamps. These clamps will be put to use in attaching a replacement Rover fender at the start of EVA-2. See the discussion following 137:19:09. The overhead dump valve is just to the right and aft of the hatch handle. 27 October 1972. Scan courtesy Margaret Persinger, KSC

Jack Schmitt briefs the press about the Apollo 17 landing site. Photo filed 1 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left) returns to the one-g LRV trainer from the SEP transmitter. During the mission, he deployed the transmitter 140 meters east of the LM at the end of EVA-1. At the start of EVA-2 at 141:21:02 and at the start of EVA-3 at 164:14:15, while Gene drove out in the Rover, Jack ran out to the SEP transmitter to turn it on. Photo filed 2 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

The astronaut in the LMP seat (left) deploys a seismic charge. See the discussion following 141:35:57. NASA caption for this photo says that the LMP is Jack Schmitt. However, the astronaut in the CDR seat (right) appears to be John Young, the back-up Commander, suggesting that it is Charlie Duke in the LMP seat. Having just returned from the Moon on Apollo 16 when they became the Apollo 17 back-up crew, Young and Duke did not participate in all the Apollo 17 training but, since they had not deployed seismic charges on their own mission, would have practiced this procedure. Photo filed 2 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt pushes a geophone into the surface with his right foot. He has a cable reel attached to the UHT in his left hand. See geophone module photo S72-37259. See the discussion following 120:20:52. Photo filed 2 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan (left) holds the geology hammer. The scoop, which was usually used by Jack schmitt (right) has been stuck in the ground near the gnomon leg that holds the color/gray scale. Gene may have just put the gnomon in position, in which case Jack would wait to take a cross-Sun picture until Gene had stepped away far enough to get his shadow off the gnomon and sample. Photo filed 7 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan scratches his nose during suit-up prior to a Countdown Demonstration Test. Photo filed 21 November 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan during suit-up prior to a Countdown Demonstration Test. Photo filed 21 November 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan during suit-up for the Countdown Demonstration Test. 21 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt during suit-up for the Countdown Demonstration Test. 21 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt during suit-up for the Countdown Demonstration Test. Photo filed 21 November 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

A suit tech gets Ron Evans into his bubble helmet during suit-up for the Countdown Demonstration Test. Photo filed 21 November 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

Apollo 17 crew walk to the transfer van for the Countdown Demonstration Test. 21 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan in the White Room on the launch tower for the Countdown Demonstration Test. Pad leader Guenter Wendt is immediately to Gene's left. Research by J. L. Pickering

NASA Caption: "FAR OUT COMMUNICATIONS -- Photograph shows the RCA communications systems that will ride on the lunar rover as it travels across the moon's surface during the Apollo 17 mission. the color TV camera works in conjunction with the television control unit to enable NASA controllers in Houston to operate the camera remotely. The Lunar Communications Relay Unit (LCRU) is a portable mini-broadcast station that allows the Astronauts to maintain voice contact with the earth and to transmit telemetry and TV signals from the moon. The high-gain antenna is 38 inches in diameter, uses a mesh design, and can be opened and folded a number of times. The camera, LCRU, and Antenna were designed and built by RCA divisions in Princeton, Camden, and Moorestown, N.J., respectively." Photo filed 24 November 1972 Scan by Frederic Artner

Ron Evans, shown wearing a quarantine mask, examines SIM bay from which he will retrieve mapping camera film cassettes during his EVA conducted en-route home from the Moon. Photo filed 29 November 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan (foreground), Ron Evans (middle distance), and Jack Schmitt (background) during suit up for the final portion of the week-long Countdown Demonstration Test. Photo filed 30 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan during suit up for the Countdown Demonstration Test. A detail shows the nose-scratching pad added around the feed port on the inside of the helmets for both Apollo 16 and 17. Another CDDT photo, ap17-72-HC-852, shows Gene rubbing his nose on the pad. Photo filed 30 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Ron Evans during suit up for the Countdown Demonstration Test. Photo filed 30 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Launch Control Center. Research by J. L. Pickering

Launch Control Center during Apollo 17 Countdown Demonstration Test. Photo filed 21 November 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan (left), Ron Evans, and Jack Schmitt in front of full-scale lunar module mockup. Photo filed 1 December 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan (left) has the floor. Ron Evans is in shirtsleeves and Jack Schmitt is at the right. Photo filed 1 December 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Jack Schmitt reads sign signaling that final launch preparations are proceeding on schedule toward a liftoff to the Moon. Photo filed 1 December 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Jack Schmitt at the controls of a T-38 jet aircraft. Scan courtesy Margaret Persinger, KSC

Jack Schmitt waves to ground crew personnel as he prepares to fly a T-38 jet aircraft on a training flight over the Spaceport area. Photo filed 2 December 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Ron Evans affixes the Apollo 17 insignia to a T-38 jet aircraft at Patrick Air Force Base just south of the Kennedy Space Center. Photo filed 2 December 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Ron Evans prepares to fly a T-38 jet aircraft over spaceport area to sharpen his flying skills. Photo filed 2 December 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan affixes the Apollo 17 insignia to a T-38 jet aircraft at Patrick Air Force Base just south of the Kennedy Space Center. Photo filed 2 December 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Gene Cernan affixes the Apollo 17 insignia to a T-38. 2 December 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Ron Evans and Gene Cernan at Patrick Air Force Base. Photo filed 2 December 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Gene Cernan (left), Ron Evans, and Jack Schmitt review mission plans. Photo filed 3 December 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan (left), Ron Evans, and Jack Schmitt review mission plans. Photo filed 3 December 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left), Gene Cernan, and Ron Evans examine a commemorative display at the base of their Saturn V. Photo filed 4 December 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Jack Schmitt (left), Ron Evans, and Gene Cernan at the base of their Saturn V during a visit to the pad. Photo filed 4 December 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Ron Evans (left), Jack Schmitt, and Gene Cernan pose on Swing Arm 9 during a visit to Pad 39-A. Photo filed 4 December 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (left), Ron Evans, and Gene Cernan at the base of their Saturn V during a visit to Pad 39-A. Photo filed 4 December 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt (center), with Ron Evans and Gene Cernan to his immediate right, examine gear which will be stowed in the spacecraft. Photo filed 4 December 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt writes "That's Rita Rapp on the right, so we must be looking at food and drink for the spacecraft." Dave Ballard, Apollo 17 Flight Crew Support Team Leader, adds " This was the last crew equipment review prior to final stowage in the Command Module. Like Jack says, in the first picture the crew is looking at a food locker with Rita graciously overseeing the results of her able efforts. Left to right: Gene Cernan; Jack Schmitt; a KSC Quality Control troop, name unknown; Bob Horne Crew Equipment Engineer from our support team; Ron Evans; and Rita Rapp, manager of the Apollo food group." 4 December 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Dave Ballard, Flight Crew Support Team Leader, writes "The crew is looking at some of the other stowage items, but I only recognize the emergency breathing masks at the right on the table. Left to right: Ray Malone, CSM Crew Station Engineer from our support team); Jack Schmitt, Bob Overmyer, astronaut support - we use to call them 'red shirts; Ron Evans; Bob Horne; Crew Equipment Engineer from our support team; Gene Cernan, Dave Ballard." Journal Contributor Ed Hengeveld calls attention to a clear, protective cover on the righthand side of the table that was worn over bubble helmet to keep it from getting scratch. Alan Shepard can be seen wearing one in Apollo 14 pre-flight photo KSC-70P-222. The protective cover only covered the forward three-quarters of the bubble helmet. 4 December 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering Ballard adds "Within a day or so of this exercise, the final stowage would take place in the CSM with our team guys in the middle of it to assure everything met our requirements - no surprises! Guys like Ray Malone, the CSM Crew Station Engineer and Terry Neal, the LM Crew Station Engineer, Bob Horne and Gene Chase, the Crew Equipment Engineers spent months - traveling coast to coast - to make sure that the hundreds and hundreds of items called crew equipment met the crew requirements. Crew equipment included all things that had crew interface, like food, cameras, film, experiments, clothing, LiOH canisters, emergency items, hygene items, etc, etc, etc. The time our guys spent on these items started with active and somewhat assertive participation in the design reviews and testing of the items, formulating the proper stowage plan for particular missions, briefing/training the crews, writing procedures for flight, for vehicle interface testing, fit checks and final stowage, etc."

LM-12 ALSEP closeout photo, centered on the RTG fuel cask. 5 December 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Pre-flight photo of Jack's suit. JSC suit expert Joe Kosmo tells us that the tabbed ring just above the black IV gloves is "a neoprene protective cover for the glove-side disconnect." Scan courtesy Ulrich Lotzmann.

(Clockwise from the bottom): Stu Roosa, Charles Buckley (head of security at the Cape), Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Charlie Duke, Dave Ballard, Jack Schmitt, Gene Cernan, and Ron Evans at the pre-launch dinner. 6 December 1972. Jack Schmitt writes, "I think we asked Buckley to join us, maybe because of the Black September situation in the world at that time." Black September was a Palestinian terrorist group which was responsible for an attack on the Olympic Village at the 1972 Munich Games and the death of ten Israeli athletes. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans (right), Gene Cernan, and Jack Schmitt listen to Dave Ballard, the Apollo 17 Support Team Leader, at the pre-launch dinner. 6 December 1972. Research by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan (foreground), Ron Evans (middle distance), and Jack Schmitt (back) during suit-up for launch. Alan Shepard is standing at the left. 6 December 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan during suit-up for launch. 6 December 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan undergoes final spacesuit pressure checks for launch. 6 December 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans relaxes during pre-launch spacesuit pressure checks. 6 December 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans shakes hands with Deke Slayton during suit-up for launch. 6 December 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Alan Shepard jokes with Jack Schmitt during suit-up. 6 December 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Jack Schmitt undergoes final spacesuit pressure checks. 6 December 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Gene Cernan waves to well-wishers on the walk to the elevator that will take the crew down to the transfer van. Photo filed 6 December 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan stops a moment with his wife and daughter during the walkout to the van that will take the crew from the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building to the pad for launch. KSC Security Chief Charlie Buckley is on the right. Photo filed 6 December 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Gene Cernan waits at the transfer van while Ron Evans says goodbye to his wife Jack Schmitt and Alan Shepard are behind Evans. 6 December 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Ron Evans says goodbye to his wife while Gene Cernan waits at the transfer van. Photo filed 6 December 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Gene Cernan in the White Room. Photo filed 6 December 1972. Scan by J. L. Pickering

Ron Evans in the White Room with close-out team members, preparing to enter the Command Module for launch. Photo filed 7 December 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Close-out team members wish Gene Cernan well in the White Room. Photo filed 7 December 1972. Scan by Kipp teague

Cartoon illustrating the operation of the Lunar Sounder, which Jack Schmitt describes as the 'grandaddy' of the Side-looking Imaging Radar (SIR) that flies on the Shuttle and other platforms.

Pre-flight lab photo of the Surface Electrical Properties (SEP) transmitter. Scan courtesy Mike Gentry, Jody Russell, and Kathy Strawn, NASA Johnson .

Pre-flight lab photo of the Surface Electrical Properties (SEP) transmitter, which was mounted on the Rover behind the LMP's seat. Scan courtesy NASA Johnson .

Pre-flight lab photo of the Traverse Gravimeter without its blue external cover. Scan courtesy NASA Johnson .

Pre-flight lab photo of the Traverse Gravimeter in its blue external cover. Scan courtesy NASA Johnson .

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Apollo 17 Saturn S-II stage arriving at KSC by barge. 27 October 1970. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Apollo 17 Saturn S-II stage arriving at the VAB. 27 October 1970. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

S-IC stage for Apollo 17 is moved to VAB following arrival on barge Poseidon. 11 May 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

S-IC stage in the VAB. 15 May 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

S-IC stage in the VAB. 15 May 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

S-IC stage in the VAB. Photo filed 15 May 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Apollo 17 S-IC stage in the Vehicle Assembly Building. Photo filed 26 May 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague .

Apollo 17 Saturn stacking. 23 June 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Erection and stacking of Apollo 17 third stage. 23 June 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Apollo 17 S-IVB stage being hoisted in VAB. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Apollo 17 Command Module. Scan by J. L. Pickering .

Techs prepare the flight Rover for a final fit check. 4 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

View of the MESA. The Rover, which is being prepared for a final fit check, is in the left background. 4 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Aft (left) and righthand sides of the LM. 4 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

The Apollo 17 Lunar Module undergoes testing prior to being enclosed in the adapter that will house it during the first four hours of flight to the Moon. 16 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

The Apollo 17 spacecraft (right) crosses paths with the S-IB booster intended for the first manned Skylab mission. 23 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Apollo 17 CSM and LM (inside the adapter) are mated to the Saturn V. 24 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Apollo 17 roll-out. 28 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Apollo 17 roll-out. 28 August 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague .

Apollo 17 roll-out from the roof of the VAB. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Apollo 17 roll-out. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

Apollo 17 roll-out. Scan by Kipp Teague .

Apollo 17 on the crawlerway. Research by J.L. Pickering

The Apollo 17 Saturn V being transported on the crawlerway. 28 August 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague .

Apollo 17 on the crawlerway. Scan by Kipp Teague

Ron Evans (left), Jack Schmitt, and Gene Cernan on the crawler during rollout. 28 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

LUT and Apollo 17. Scan by Kipp Teague

LUT and Apollo 17. Scan by J.L. PIckering

Apollo 17 Saturn V climbs the ramp to pad 39A. 28 August 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ground-level view of the Apollo 17 Saturn V. Photo filed 28 August 1972. Scans by Kipp Teague

Ground-level view of the Apollo 17 Saturn V. Scan by Kipp Teague

Apollo 17 Saturn V on the Pad. 28 August 1972. Research by J.L. Pickering

Apollo 17 Saturn V on the Pad. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Ground-level view of the Apollo 17 Saturn V on Pad 39-A with the Moon visible just to the left of the vehicle about half way up. 28 August 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Wayne Parris, a support operations engineer, managed Mobile Launcher and Mobile Service Structure operations at KSC's Complex 39. 8 September 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Apollo 17 Saturn V on Pad 39-A. September 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Two M-113 personnel carriers used by Boeing emergency egress crew are parked at the base of the mobile launcher during simulation of an emergency at the launch pad. 16 October 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Banks of xenon searchlights surrounding Complex 39's Pad A light the Apollo 17 space vehicle and mobile launcher during emergency egress training. 16 October 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Apollo 17 Lunar Module undergoes final checkout in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. We are looking at the aft strut, with the SEQ Bay to its right. Photo filed 2 November 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld

Apollo 17 Lunar Module undergoes final tests prior to stowage in the Saturn V adapter. Photo filed 7 November 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Apollo 17 on launch pad 39A. Photo filed 6 November 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Apollo 17 on launch pad 39A. Photo filed 6 November 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Apollo 17 on the launch pad at night. Scan by Kipp Teague

The Apollo 17 Saturn V at dusk. 21 November 1972. J.L. Pickering tells us - as indicated in a labelled detail, the presence of tape on the vertical joins between the four panels that make up part of the Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter means that this picture was taken in the lead-up to Countdown Demonstration Test. "It has always been my understanding that is was an added measure to keep dust and other contaminants out of the SLA while on the pad. I use it as an identifier to tell the difference between CDDT and launch day images. These are the only times that the upper portion of the stack is exposed while on the pad after rollout." Scan by J.L. Pickering

The Apollo 17 Saturn V on Pad 39-A at dusk. 21 November 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

The caption for this photo supplied by NASA indicates that this photo was taken on 6 December 1972, a few hours before launch. On that night, the moon was actually a crescent and, if the date is right, the full moon was necessarily added - for artistic effect - by double exposure or some other technique. (I own a lovely print of the Apollo 17 launch purchased at the National Air and Space Museum - which also includes a full moon...but without clouds and, as well, having the Moon in the north!) Journal Contributor Bill Mellberg has convinced me that KSC-72PC-713 was actually taken two weeks previously on the night of a full moon. He writes "This photo was shot from the east looking west. In other words, north is on the right side of the image. Which means the picture would have been taken in the wee hours of the morning. Right now, I am looking at the pre-launch Apollo 17 photo (72-H-1454) that I used on the title page of my book (Moon Missions). It also has a full moon but with the clouds having moved. Thus, I believe the Moon is real in KSC-72PC-713 -- only the date (in the caption supplied by NASA) is wrong. It should be 21 November 1972." Inaccurate dates are regrettably common in various NASA lists. Scan by Kipp Teague

The Apollo 17 Saturn V on Pad 39-A. Photo filed 21 November 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering

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Alabama Governor George Wallace waves to well wishers at the Kennedy Space Center during Apollo 17 pre-launch activities. Wallace, a controversial public figure, was paralyzed below the waist as a result of an assassin's attempt on his life at a 15 May 1972 Laurel, Maryland campaign appearance during his run for the Presidency. Research by J.L. Pickering

Gene Kranz (center) briefs Neil Hutchinson (left) and Gerry Griffin (right) during the 2 hour 40 minute launch delay. 7 December 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Apollo 17 launch. This was the only night launch done during Apollo. 7 December 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague

Apollo 17 launch. Scan by Kipp Teague

Apollo 17 launch. Scan courtesy J.L. Pickering

Apollo 17 launch viewed from the launch tower. Scan by Kipp Teague

Apollo 17 launch. Scan by J.L. Pickering

Apollo 17 launch. Scan by J.L. Pickering

NASA caption: "Members of Government-Industry team that launched Apollo 17 Saturn V space vehicle applaud remarks by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew in launch control center." Research by J.L. Pickering

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Seismologist Maurice Ewing examining data from the Passive Seismic Experiment (PSE). Scan courtesy NASA Johnson .

John Young (left), Charlie Duke, Deke Slayton, Rocco Petrone, and Ron Blevins examine and discuss the prototype for the Rover replacement fender. Terry Neal, a member of the Apollo 17 Flight Crew Support Team, who led the effort and contributed the key idea of using the AOT clamps to attach the replacement fender to the Rover, was home catching up on sleep when this photo was taken. Dave Ballard, Flight Crew Support Team, write, "Ron Blevins was a member of the EVA training and procedures group. Ron actually worked for GE (General Electric Corporation), which had a support contract with NASA to supply skilled people to support the various elements of the Apollo program. Each mission had a NASA lead for EVA crew activities (Ballard, himself, for Apollo 17) and he had couple of GE guys assigned to him to help with the job of developing the myriad of procedures and conduct the training for all EVA activities for that particular flight. Ron was one of the GE guys assigned to the Apollo 17 EVA group.". Scan courtesy Mike Gentry, Jody Russell, and Kathy Strawn, NASA Johnson .]

Ed von Renouard, one of two Video Techs at the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station near Canberra, Australia during Apollo took this photo at about 123:07:30. It shows his colleague, Video Tech Nevil Eyre, adjusting the signal being sent to Australia's Overseas Telecommunications Commission terminal in Oxford Street, Paddington (Sydney) for transmission onward. According to Colin Mackellar, editor of the Honeysuckle Creek website, von Renouard and Eyre alternated shifts on the missions after Apollo 11 and took turns taking pictures of each other. Jack Schmitt can be seen on the monitors deploying the SEP. Bear Mountain is in the distance. Scan courtesy Colin Mackellar .]

The Apollo 17 Command Module America descends toward splashdown. 19 December 1972. Scan by J.L. Pickering .

The Apollo 17 Command Module America moments before splashdown. 19 December 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague .

Apollo 17 descends toward splashdown. Photo filed 19 December 1972. Scan by Kipp Teague .

Helicopter-borne camera captures the Apollo 17 splashdown. Photo filed 19 December 1972. Research by Hamish Lindsay .

Apollo 17's main parachutes collapse as the weight of the Command Module is removed at splashdown. 19 December 1972. Scan by Ed Hengeveld .

Some images are currently available only as low-resolution scans provided by NASA Johnson in the mid-1990s. The individual scans have TARGA filenames. Markus Mehring has compiled cross-references between those filenames and the NASA photo ID designations customarily used. Other images are available as higher resolution scans from prints and, unless otherwise credited, were provided by Kipp Teague. Beginning in 2004, NASA began to provide scans from original film and, as they become available to the ALSJ, we are using them to replace all prior versions. These are presented at 300 dpi equivalent and are labeled "OF300".

Ed Hengeveld has provided a set of thumbnails images ( 1 Mb ) made from low-resolution scans provided by Glen Swanson of NASA Johnson.

Used by Jack Schmitt during EVA-2 from the departure from Station 3 to the arrival back at the LM.

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Sunstruck.

145:06:05 LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Up-Sun image with a lot of glare.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. South Massif. Scarp

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Wessex Cleft.

145:07:52, LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Approaching an isolated boulder encountered during the drive to Shorty.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. The isolated boulder is on the right in the sun's glare.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Poor image into the up-Sun glare. Isolated boulder at the center of the frame.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Isolated boulder.

145:08:03 LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Isolated boulder.

145:09:06 LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Wessex Cleft.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

145:10:39 LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Approaching fragmental crater which is on the near horizon just below the low-gain antenna extension on the left.

145:10:39 LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Approaching fragmental crater. Gene is turning left.

145:10:39 LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Continuing the turn to get on rim of the fragmental crater.

145:10:39 LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Debris on rim of the fragmental crater. Hanover Crater is on the flank of the North Massif directly above the TV camera. Gene's picture taken at the same location is AS17-137-20983. The location of this LRV-5 sample site is shown in a labelled screen grab from LROC QuickMap.

145:11:53, LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Coming off the ejecta blanket of the fragmental crater. Hanover Crater.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Note that this image - and subsequent ones - are less sharp than 20215 and prior images, particularly in the center. Indeed, Hanover Crater has a similar appearance in both 20215 and 20216, suggesting that Jack got some dust on the lens between frames.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

145:14:50 LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. At about this location, Gene and Jack make a crew decision to make a quick stop for an extra LRV sample.

145:15:39 LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

145:19:47 LRV Traverse from Station 3 to 4. Shorty Crater is the dark feature on the near horizon at the right edge.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4.

LRV traverse from Station 3 to 4. Shorty is now hidden by an intervening ridge.

145:21:38 Jack took this picture during the approach to Station 4. The Station 4 boulder is on the near rim on the left, just below the low-gain antenna rear extension.

145:22:14 Jack took this final approach picture as Gene turned the Rover to a 045 heading facing the boulder.

145:26:02 Station 4 pan. Frames 20229 to 20259 are Jack's pan taken at Shorty Crater. It is not certain whether he had started the pan before noticing the orange soil; but the dialog and the internal evidence of the pictures, particularly 20248 which shows Gene stowing the dustbrush long after Jack noticed the orange soil, indicate that Jack first saw the orange at about the time he started the pan. The scoop head is at the upper right. Note that the center of the image is blurred compared with the edges. This is consistent with the possibility that Jack got dust on the lens after taking 20215 during the traverse from Station 3.

Station 4 pan. South Massif.

Station 4 pan. Shorty boulder.

Station 4 pan. Shorty boulder. Scoop.

Station 4 pan. West wall of Shorty. Scarp on North Massif.

Station 4 pan. Shorty. North Massif.

Station 4 pan. Shorty. North Massif.

Station 4 pan. Bottom of Shorty.

Station 4 pan. Bottom of Shorty.

Station 4 pan. Shorty. North Massif.

Station 4 pan. Bottom of Shorty.

Station 4 pan. Shorty. North Massif.

Station 4 pan. Bottom of Shorty.

Station 4 pan. East wall of Shorty. Wessex Cleft.

Station 4 pan. Boulders northeast of the Rover.

Station 4 pan. Up-Sun glare.

Station 4 pan. Gene's leg and a Sample Collection Bag (SCB)

Station 4 pan. Gene.

Station 4 pan. LRV. Gene at the front of the Rover.

145:27:34 This frame from Jack's Station 4 pan shows Gene replacing the dustbrush on the LCRU.

Station 4 pan. LRV.

Station 4 pan. Gene at his seat.

Station 4 pan. Crew shadows. LRV tracks.

Station 4 pan. Crew shadows. LRV tracks.

Station 4 pan. Footprints.

Station 4 pan. South Massif. LRV tracks.

Station 4 pan. Near surface.

Station 4 pan. South Massif.

Down-sun of the gnomon and orange soil. By the time Jack completed the pan, Jack wasn't thinking about his f-stop setting and, because of his excitement, wasn't holding the camera steady. All of the remaining pictures he took at Shorty - frames 20257 to 20267 - are badly blurred and/or overexposed.. Fortunately, it was Gene's job to do most of the documentation photography and, therefore, we have an excellent set of down-Sun color photographs to provide coverage of the sampling activities. Note that, although he had already seen the orange soil, Jack's pan frames weren't blurred beyond that caused by the dust smudge that appears on all the frames after 20215.

Down-sun of the gnomon and orange soil. Overexposed and badly blurred.

145:28:15 Down-sun of the gnomon and orange soil. Overexposed and badly blurred.

145:31:28 Station 4 orange soil picture, overexposed and badly blurred.

Station 4, badly blurred.

Station 4, "locator"to the Rover. Badly blurred.

Trench. Badly blurred.

Station 4. Badly blurred, overexposed.

Station 4. Badly blurred, overexposed.

Station 4. Badly blurred, overexposed.

Station 4. Badly blurred, overexposed.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5. Many of the pictures taken during this traverse suffer from up-Sun glare. This one is also blurred.

145:57:50 LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5. Victory is above the TV camera.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

146:04:57 LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5. Approaching the rim of Victory Crater.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

146:07:51 LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5. This picture was taken to document the location of the seismic charge deployed at Victory Crater.

146:07:51 LRV pan at Victory. Up-Sun. First frame of the LRV pan.

LRV pan at Victory. East Massif.

LRV pan at Victory.

LRV pan at Victory.

LRV pan at Victory. South Massif.

LRV pan at Victory.

LRV pan at Victory.

LRV pan at Victory.

146:08:13 LRV pan at Victory. South Massif. Scarp. (West) Family Mountain.

LRV pan at Victory.

LRV pan at Victory. (West) Family Mountain is beyond the high-gain tail at the left and (Old) Family Mountain is above the TV camera. Inbound LRV tracks.

LRV pan at Victory. North Massif. Hanover. LRV tracks.

LRV pan at Victory. West arm of Victory. Victory Crater is probably made up of three overlapping craters that form a V shape.

LRV pan at Victory. West arm of Victory.

LRV pan at Victory.

LRV pan at Victory. This excellent picture shows both the east and west arms of Victory. Wessex Cleft.

LRV pan at Victory. East arm of Victory.

LRV pan at Victory.

LRV pan at Victory. Up-Sun.

146:09:50 LRV pan at Victory. Last frame of the pan.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5. East Massif. Many of the pictures taken during this part of the traverse are degraded by up-Sun glare. The series starts at about 146:12:46 as Gene and Jack leave Victory, headed for Camelot Crater.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse from Station 4 to 5.

LRV traverse f