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Image: Astronaut Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt, American Flag, and Earth (Apollo 17 EVA-1)

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Description: During the first EVA of Apollo 17, Eugene Cernan photographed Harrison Schmitt with the American flag and the Earth (400 000km away) in the background. The chest-mounted RCU and the camera bracket are clearly visible. Cernan is visible in the reflection in Schmitt's helmet visor in the awkward position he assumed to obtain this image
Title: Astronaut Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt, American Flag, and Earth (Apollo 17 EVA-1)
Credit: NASA website; description,[1] high resolution image.[2]
Author: NASA/Eugene Cernan
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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