Title

Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. Creator: NASA.

Caption

Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. US astronaut Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), the 12th man to walk on the Moon, was also the first geologist to set foot on the lunar surface.

Date

1972

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space

Reference

HRM19F02_206

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58,7Mb (1,5Mb) / 13,3in x 17,2in / 3976 x 5160 (300dpi)

Keywords

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