July 2, 2026
Credit
NASA
Historical Date
December 11, 1972
Language
Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, collects lunar rake samples at Station 1 during the first Apollo 17 EVA (extravehicular activity). This picture was taken by astronaut Eugene Cernan, commander of the mission, at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The lunar rake, an Apollo lunar geology hand tool, was used to collect discrete samples of rocks and rock chips ranging in size from 0.5 inches (1.3 centimeters) to 1 inch (2.5 centimeters).