Part of a Lunar Module
Posted in Astronomy at 20:00 on 27 December 2019
From Astronomy Picture of the Day for 19/12/19.
Apollo 17’s lunar module Challenger’s ascent stage.
Despite all the irregular angles these spacecraft had a kind of beauty.
Apollo 17’s mission commander Gene Cernan can be seen through the triangular window. This was the last mission to land men on the Moon.
47 years ago.
Tags: APOD, Apollo, Apollo 17, Astronomy, Astronomy Picture of the Day, Challenger, Gene Cernan, Moon
