Description
360 degree panorama starting with Jack Schmitt coming around from behind the rover, talking to Capcom Bob Parker, saying it's mid day there and confirming that the temperature is 112 (degrees). Gene continues to talk about the dust as the camera pans around to the left catching Gene Cernan coming through the shot very close to the camera. The camera continues to pan left revealing Camelot crater and its rubble strewn across the surface. At 1:41 into the clip Jack Schmitt can be seen again in the mid distance exploring the blocky terrain. Camera keeps panning left as Jack confirms they have found more gabbro rock.
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.
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