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| Keywords: tbt throwbackthursday projectapolloimages photoprint blackandwhite nasa moon projectapollo monochrome vehicle outdoor black and white Our #TBT pic shows the Apollo 17 geologic exercise at Tonopah, Nevada on 6-7 September 1972; backup crew John Young (right) and Charles Duke on the Survey's Grover vehicle (Geologic Rover); NASA photo S-72-488597. USGS Open-File Report 2005-1190, Figure 096a. The USGS was involved in multiple ways, very early in the Apollo program, including high-resolution mapping of the landing spots. Starting in 1963, the USGS Astrogeology Research Program also played an important role in training astronauts destined to explore the lunar surface and in supporting the testing of equipment for both manned and unmanned missions. Harrison H. "Jack" Schmitt, USGS geologist and Apollo 17 astronaut, is still the only geologist to visit the moon. Following the mission, the USGS created a number of products and maps to highlight the explorations of the Apollo astronauts. The USGS has worked with NASA and other space agencies to lead scientific investigations, select rover landing sites, create geologic maps and cartographic products for numerous spacecraft missions throughout our solar system, including locations on Mars, the Moon, Venus, Mercury, and the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. More information on the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona can be found here: astrogeology.usgs.gov/ Our #TBT pic shows the Apollo 17 geologic exercise at Tonopah, Nevada on 6-7 September 1972; backup crew John Young (right) and Charles Duke on the Survey's Grover vehicle (Geologic Rover); NASA photo S-72-488597. USGS Open-File Report 2005-1190, Figure 096a. The USGS was involved in multiple ways, very early in the Apollo program, including high-resolution mapping of the landing spots. Starting in 1963, the USGS Astrogeology Research Program also played an important role in training astronauts destined to explore the lunar surface and in supporting the testing of equipment for both manned and unmanned missions. Harrison H. "Jack" Schmitt, USGS geologist and Apollo 17 astronaut, is still the only geologist to visit the moon. Following the mission, the USGS created a number of products and maps to highlight the explorations of the Apollo astronauts. The USGS has worked with NASA and other space agencies to lead scientific investigations, select rover landing sites, create geologic maps and cartographic products for numerous spacecraft missions throughout our solar system, including locations on Mars, the Moon, Venus, Mercury, and the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. More information on the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona can be found here: astrogeology.usgs.gov/ | ||||
