Apollo 17 was the final mission of the Apollo program. Since the moment Commander Eugene Cernan (visible in the reflection of Schmitt’s visor) snapped this photo, no human being has returned to the lunar surface.
Details You Might Miss:
 * The Dirt: Look how dirty Schmitt’s suit is. Lunar dust is razor-sharp and sticks to everything.
 * The Man: Schmitt was unique. He wasn’t a fighter pilot; he was a geologist, Schmitt played a key role in studying lunar formations and collecting samples that reshaped our understanding of the Moon’s volcanic history.[Courtesy to NASA photos and r/ArchiveOfHumanity ]
No-Fortune9801 on
He wins the selfie challenge!
sloppybuttmustard on
This is one of the coolest pics ever. Really makes you realize how tiny and insignificant we are.
LittleKitty235 on
The helmet design looks different than I’ve seen before. Did they all have those sun visors or was that added for the later missions?
ToeSniffer245 on
My favorite lunar EVA pic by far
BigGaggy222 on
You must feel a very long way from home looking up at that, props the courage of these men.
0biwanCannoli on
Where can we get prints of this photo?
WangDanglin on
Damn I guess I didn’t realize the earth would look so small from the moon.
IThatOnePianist on
Damn this really shows the size of the universe, to think all of our history is centred on that one blue planet, and he captured it.Â
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Apollo 17 was the final mission of the Apollo program. Since the moment Commander Eugene Cernan (visible in the reflection of Schmitt’s visor) snapped this photo, no human being has returned to the lunar surface.
Details You Might Miss:
 * The Dirt: Look how dirty Schmitt’s suit is. Lunar dust is razor-sharp and sticks to everything.
 * The Man: Schmitt was unique. He wasn’t a fighter pilot; he was a geologist, Schmitt played a key role in studying lunar formations and collecting samples that reshaped our understanding of the Moon’s volcanic history.[Courtesy to NASA photos and r/ArchiveOfHumanity ]
He wins the selfie challenge!
This is one of the coolest pics ever. Really makes you realize how tiny and insignificant we are.
The helmet design looks different than I’ve seen before. Did they all have those sun visors or was that added for the later missions?
My favorite lunar EVA pic by far
You must feel a very long way from home looking up at that, props the courage of these men.
Where can we get prints of this photo?
Damn I guess I didn’t realize the earth would look so small from the moon.
Damn this really shows the size of the universe, to think all of our history is centred on that one blue planet, and he captured it.Â