2025年12月6日
Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater
Apollo 17 Crew, NASA
Explanation: Fifty three years ago, in December of 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent about 75 hours on the Moon exploring the Taurus-Littrow valley, while colleague Ronald Evans orbited overhead. This snapshot from another world was taken by Cernan as he and Schmitt roamed the lunar valley’s floor. The image shows Schmitt next to the lunar rover parked at the southeast rim of Shorty Crater. That location is near the spot where geologist Schmitt discovered orange lunar soil. The Apollo 17 crew returned with 110 kilograms of rock and soil samples, more than was returned from any of the other lunar landing sites. And for now, Cernan and Schmitt are the last to walk on the Moon.
Tomorrow’s picture: the spectrum of the Sun
阿波罗17号在肖提陨石坑
Apollo 17 Crew, NASA
说明: 五十三年前的1972年12月，阿波罗17号的宇航员尤金·塞尔南和哈里森·施密特在停留了约75个小时，探索金牛座-利特罗山谷，而他们的同事罗纳德·埃文斯则在月球轨道上环绕。这张来自另一个世界的照片由塞尔南拍摄，当时他和施密特正在月球山谷的地面上漫游。照片中，施密特站在停放于肖蒂陨石坑东南边缘的月球车旁。这个位置靠近地质学家施密特发现橙色月球土壤的地方。阿波罗17号宇航员带回了110公斤的岩石和土壤样本，这比其他任何月球登陆点带回的都要多。而目前为止，塞尔南和施密特是最后一批踏上月球的人。
明日的图片: the spectrum of the Sun
