[Apollo 17]

The Last Man on the Moon

Color photograph, 16 x 20 in., SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Mission Commander Gene Cernan: "Gene Cernan / Apollo XVII - CDR / "LAST MAN ON THE MOON."

The Apollo 17 mission garnered a number of record-setting achievements. These included three EVAs totaling about 22 hours of exploration of the Taurus-Littrow valley. Mission Commander Cern♉an and Lunar Module Pilot Schmitt covered that 22 miles using the Lunar Rover, and collected a record 75 pounds of geologic samples. Cernan piloted the Rover on its final run, during which he clocked a maximum speed of 11.2 mph, giving him the (unofficial) lunar land speed record.