Som ET - 45 - Moon - Apollo 17 - Tracy's Rock and LRV - Video 3

This frame is part of the Station 6 pan that Gene took from a position upslope of Tracy's Rock. The LM can be seen beyond the boulder, in a line with the point where the eastern slope of the South Massif meets the valley floor. Henry Crater, is the large feature at the base of the North Massif beyond Tracy's Rock and is about 500 meters in diameter. Locke Crater in on the northwest rim of Henry, above the back of the Rover. Note the traverse gravimeter that Gene placed on the surface shortly after he and Jack arrived at Station 6. See, also, a labeled detail: https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/a17lbl21493.jpg

NASA Image: https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/AS17-140-21493HR.jpg

Audio: Som ET - 45 - Moon

Credit: NASA/Johnson Space Center

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