Description
Camera pans right across Taurus Littrow valley at Camelot Crater. Gene Cernan is close to camera working by the rover and shaking the camera as it zooms in on Jack Schmitt exploring the blocky terrain close to the rim of the crater. The pair discuss the activities with Capcom Bob Parker. The shot shakes up and down severely as Gene works on the rover and Jack describes the colour and details of vesicles in the rocks he is examining. Gene asks where he can get a new set of (sample) bags and Jack says there were some by his feet. Jack continues excitedly "Here I am folks in the middle of a boulder field minding my own business".
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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