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Apollo 17, EVA 2, Station 4. Shorty Crater  (FTV-0000549)

Description
Jack Schmitt bounds over to the Orange soil sample declaring "fantastic sports fans". He asks Gene if he can see it. And declares "how can there be orange soil on the moon....It's been oxidised. It looks like an oxidised desert soil." Camera zooms in past

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-0000549
Duration: 00:00:41
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)
Clip Credit: NASA
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