NASA's Hubble Looks for Possible Moon Resources

ABOUT THIS IMAGE:

This image was taken by the Apollo 17 astronauts (Dr. H. Jack Schmitt and Gene Cernan). It illustrates a view of the rim of Shorty crater and the lunar roving vehicle against a backdrop of the mountain-like massifs that define the Taurus-Littrow valley.

Object Name: moon

Image Type: Astronomical

Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Garvin (NASA/GSFC)

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Montage Image: Apollo 17 Landing Region Image Type: Astronomical PRC2005-29c

Hubble View of Apollo 17 Landing Region on the Moon Image Type: Astronomical

Hubble Image Overlaid on Modeling of Apollo 17 Landing Site Image Type: Astronomical

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