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[Apollo 17] Harrison Schmitt and the Rover in the desolate lunarscape of Shorty Crater, station 4. Eugene Cernan, 7–19 December 1972, EVA 2. Printed 1972. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS17–137-21011]. 20.3×25.4 cm (7.9×10 in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS17–137-21011” in red in top margin (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas). Literature: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, December 1973, pp. 294–295; Spacecam: Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble, Hope, p. 31. A famous frame from the panoramic sequence taken by Cernan near the east rim of Shorty Crater. Harrison Schmitt is working near his Rover parked on the edge of Shorty crater seat holding a double core tube. 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 western wall of Shorty Crater is at the right of the image; West Family Mountain, rising 1,000 meters above the valley floor, is in the background behind the Lincoln-Lee Scarp, a mare wrinkle ridge crossing the Valley of Taurus-Littrow. The lack of atmospheric haze on the Moon makes distances difficult to judge: West Family Mountain lies about 16 km away. “The clarity brought on by the lack of atmosphere gives the impression that objects are closer than they really are. This atmospheric clarity made it difficult to estimate distances, so I used the known distance of my shadow and any given sun angle to calibrate my estimates of near field distances and crater diameters.” Harrison Schmitt (Constantine, p. 139). [Original NASA caption for the photograph] APOLLO 17 EVA PHOTO -- An excellent view of the desolate lunarscape at Station 4 showing Scientist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt working at the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the second Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This is the area where Schmitt first spotted the orange soil. Orange soil is clearly visible on either side of the Rover in this picture. Shorty Crater is to the right. The peak in the center background is Family Mountain. A portion of south Massif is on the horizon at the left edge. This photograph was taken by Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 7 commander. Schmitt is the lunar module pilot. Condition Small handling crack to upper right, glossy print in excellent condition. Preview In Lyngby Auction Space, 15 November 2023 Category Photos ▸ Vintage photographs Selling 15 November at 6:55 pm Estimate 6,000–8,000 DKK
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