AS17-137-20991 - Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 Mission image - STA 4, SPL 4220, 4240, 4260
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Description: A view of the area at Station 4 (Shorty Crater) showing the now highly-publicized orange soil which the Apollo 17 crew members found on the Moon during the second Apollo 17 Extravehicular Activity (EVA-2) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The tripod-like object is the gnomon and photometric chart assembly which is used as a photographic reference to establish local vertical Sun angle, scale and lunar color. The gnomon is one of the Apollo lunar geology hand tools.Original film magazine was labeled C film type was SO-368 (Color Exterior,CEX,Ektachrome MS,color reversal) 60mm lens with a sun elevation of 27 degrees.
Subject Terms: Apollo 17 Flight, Moon (Planet)
Categories: EVA
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: Ground
Apollo 17 - AS17-0447 through AS17M-0545
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