Eugene Cernan tests the Apollo 17 lunar rover, December 11, 1972; historical photograph

Eugene Cernan tests the Apollo 17 lunar rover, December 11, 1972; historical photograph. Photo: NASA / Harrison H. Schmitt / Public domain (U.S. government work). No editorial alterations; WordPress may resize or crop for display. License evidence checked September 28, 2026: Summary [ edit ] Description Apollo 17 first test of the lunar rover AS17-147-22527HR.jpg Français : Premier test du rover lunaire d’Apollo 17 avec Cernan aux commandes. English: AS17-147-22527 (11 Dec. 1972) — Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 mission commander, makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the early part of the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The Lunar Module is in the background. This photograph was taken by scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. Date 11 December 1972 Source Apollo Lunar Surface Journal NASA Image and Video Library Author NASA Other versions AS17-147-22527 (21652570416).jpg AS17-147-22527.tif This image or video was catalogued by Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: AS17-147-22527 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . Other languages: Afrikaans ∙ العربية ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ български ∙ Bahaso Jambi ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ فارسی ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ magyar ∙ հայերեն ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ +/− Licensing [ edit ] Public domain Public domain false false This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA . NASA copyright policy states that “NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted “. (See Template:PD-USGov , NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy .) Warnings: Use of NASA logos , insignia and emblems is restricted per U.S. law 14 CFR 1221 . The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet / Russian space agency , and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain. Materials based on Hubble Space Telescope data may be copyrighted if they are not explicitly produced by the STScI . [1] See also {{PD-Hubble}} and {{Cc-Hubble}} . The SOHO (ESA & NASA) joint project implies that all materials created by its probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use. [2] Images featured on the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) web site may be copyrighted. [3] The National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) site has been known to host copyrighted content . Its photo gallery FAQ states that all of the images in the photo gallery are in the public domain “Unless otherwise noted.”