Apollo 17 · Taurus–Littrow

Apollo landing · 11 December 1972

Apollo 17 landed at Taurus–Littrow on 11 December 1972. Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent 75 hours on the surface, 22.1 of them outside in 3 moonwalks, while Ronald Evans stayed in orbit. They brought back 110.5 kg of rock and soil and drove the rover 35.7 km. The last landing, with the only scientist to walk on the Moon.

Stand there in 3D

The mission

Landed (UTC)11 December 1972
On the surfaceEugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt
In orbitRonald Evans
Time on the surface75 hours
Moonwalks3, 22.1 hours in all
Samples returned110.5 kg
Rover driven35.7 km
Lunar Module position20.191° N, 30.772° E (LROC)

In Orrery Space

The Moon explorer puts Taurus–Littrow on the globe with its own card. Standing there, the ground around the Lunar Module comes from LRO's camera: a 2 m terrain model and its photograph at the centre, then wider LOLA maps out to the horizon.

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