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Apollo
17 was the last Apollo mission to land men on the Moon. It carried the
only trained geologist to walk on the lunar surface, lunar module pilot
Harrison Schmitt. Compared to previous Apollo missions, Apollo 17 astronauts
traversed the greatest distance using the Lunar Roving Vehicle and returned
the greatest amount of rock and soil samples. Eugene Cernan, commander
of Apollo 17, still holds the distinction of being the last man to walk
on the Moon, as no humans have visited the Moon since December 14, 1972.
The three Live from the Moon photographs are 11"×14" silver-gelatin
prints made from straight negatives on conventional black-and-white photographic
paper. The process is a variant of that used in commercial photobooths:
exposure; partial
development;
re-exposure; partial bleach; re-development; stop; fix; selenium
toner; wash. |
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