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Apollo 17: Ronald E. Evans EVA

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-apo17-30241

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 25 cm

Astronaut Ronald E. Evans is photographed performing extravehicular activity during the Apollo 17 spacecraft's transearth coast. During his EVA Command Module pilot Evans retrieved film cassettes from the Lunar Sounder, Mapping Camera, and Panoramic Camera. The cylindrical object at Evans' left side is the Mapping Camera cassette. The total time for the transearth EVA was one hour seven minutes 18 seconds, starting at ground elapsed time of 257:25 (2:28 p.m.) and ending at ground elapsed timed of 258:42 (3:35 p.m.) on Sunday, December 17, 1972.

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1972 - APOLLO - APOLLO 17 - ASTRONAUT - COMMAND MODULE - CSM - EVA - EVANS RONALD - EXTRA VEHICULAR ACTIVITY - EXTRA-VEHICULAR ACTIVITY - EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY - HELMET - HUMAN - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - SPACE - SPACE SUIT - SPACESHIP -