Planets and Moons
ID: 5053
On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed their lunar module, Challenger, in a lunar valley named for the Taurus mountain range and the nearby Littrow crater. Cernan and Schmitt spent three days exploring the valley before rejoining Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans in lunar orbit. This visualization uses imagery and elevation data from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's cameras to show the terrain of the valley and the astronauts' view of the faraway Earth.
Flying over the Taurus-Littrow Valley
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Ernie Wright (USRA): Lead Visualizer
David Ladd (AIMM): Lead Producer
Laurence Schuler (ADNET): Technical Support
Ian Jones (ADNET): Technical Support
David Ladd (AIMM): Lead Producer
Laurence Schuler (ADNET): Technical Support
Ian Jones (ADNET): Technical Support
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Mission:
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)
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The Moon
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SVS >> HDTV
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SVS >> Moon
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> LRO
SVS >> Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
SVS >> LROC
SVS >> Lunar Topography
SVS >> Solar System >> Moon >> Lunar Surface
SVS >> Apollo 17
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5053
Mission:
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)
Data Used:
LRO/LROC/Narrow Angle Camera also referred to as: NAC
LRO/LROC NAC/Stereo DEM
ModelThis item is part of this series:
The Moon
Keywords:
SVS >> Flyover
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Lunar
SVS >> Moon
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> LRO
SVS >> Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
SVS >> LROC
SVS >> Lunar Topography
SVS >> Solar System >> Moon >> Lunar Surface
SVS >> Apollo 17
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
