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Apollo 17 EVA 2, Station 4, Orange Soil at Shorty Crater  (FTV-0000523)

Description
Camera tilts up from the horizon to the umbrella antenna on the rover and catches sight of the Earth. Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt are talking to Capcom Bob Parker in the audio.

Historic Context of Clip
Background to Apollo 17:
Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program. It was the first night launch and the sixth and final lunar landing mission of the Apollo program. As of 2007, it remains the most recent manned Moon landing. Gene Cernan and Geologist Jack Schmitt spent three days exploring the Taurus Littrow Valley with the lunar rover, returning with over 110 kg of samples.
Format Req:   
Clip Number: FTV-0000523
Duration: 00:00:24
Date Recorded: Not available
Sound: Yes  (48 KHz bit rate) Sound bit rate: 48 KHz
Color / B&W: Color
Original Media: Kinescope
Clip Format: Broadcast Standard Definition (720 x 576)
Content Comments: The orange soil was found at Shorty crater at station 4 on the second EVA. Shorty is actually an impact crater and the orange soil is an older volcanic deposit. (see clips FTV-0000518, FTV-0000519, FTV-0000520, FTV-0000521, FTV-0000522 which cover the EVA
Clip Credit: NASA
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