Apollo17 Professional Paper

The Geologic Investigation of the Taurus-Littrow Valley: Apollo 17 Landing Site

Geological Survey Professional Paper 1080

Edward W. Wolfe, Norman G. Bailey, Baerbel K. Lucchitta, William R. Muehlberger, David H. Scott, Robert L. Sutton, and Howard G. Wilshire
US Government Printing Office, Washington, 1981

The samples, photographs, and descriptions analyzed and interpreted in this Professional Paper are the result of the geological field work of Harrison H. Schmitt and Eugene A. Cernan, the lunar surface crew of the Apollo 17 mission, December 11-14, 1972.

Scanned and converted to PDF format by Brian McInall.
Plates 1 to 9 scanned by Paul White.
Last revised 14 December 2015

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Cover, Abstract, Introduction, Premission Geologic Interpretations, Exploration Objectives and Plan, Traverse Geology and Samples, Classification of Samples, LM/ALSEP/SEP Area Location (2.1Mb) Plate 1: Geologic Map of the Taurus-Littrow Area (9 Mb) Plate 2: Detailed Geologic Map of Apollo 17 Landing Site (9 Mb)
LM/ALSEP/SEP Area : Geology and Samples (1.6Mb) Plate 3 (25 Mb). Plate contains four panoramas, with features identified on accompanying sketches. Links to ALSJ versions of the assembled pans: (1) B&W ALSEP pan; (2) Color ALSEP pan; (3) Geophone 3 pan; (4) and Geophone 4 pan. Plate 4 (27 Mb). Plate contains five panoramas, with features identified on accompanying sketches. Links to ALSJ versions of the assembled pans: (1) 4 o'clock EVA-1 LM pan; (2) 12 o'clock EVA-3 LM pan ; (3) 8 o'clock EVA-2 LM pan; (4) pre-EVA-1 window pans; (5) post-EVA-2 LMP window pan. Plate 5 (26 Mb). Plate contains four panoramas, with features identified on accompanying sketches. Links to ALSJ versions of the assembled pans: (1) Post-EVA-3 window pans; (2) EVA-1 SEP Deployment partial pan; (3) EVA-1 Gene's Station 1 pan; (4) EVA-1 Jack's Station 1 pan.
Station 1, LRV Stops LRV-1, 2, and 3 : Geology and Samples (2.1Mb) Plate 5 (26 Mb). Plate contains four panoramas, with features identified on accompanying sketches. Links to ALSJ versions of the assembled pans: (1) Post-EVA-3 window pans; (2) EVA-1 SEP Deployment partial pan; (3) EVA-1 Gene's Station 1 pan; (4) EVA-1 Jack's Station 1 pan.
Station 2 Geology and Samples (3.2Mb) Plate 5 (26 Mb). Plate contains four panoramas, with features identified on accompanying sketches. Links to ALSJ versions of the assembled pans: (1) Post-EVA-3 window pans; (2) EVA-1 SEP Deployment partial pan; (3) EVA-1 Gene's Station 1 pan; (4) EVA-1 Jack's Station 1 pan. Plate 6 (28 Mb). Plate contains four panoramas, with features identified on accompanying sketches. Links to ALSJ versions of the assembled pans: (1) EVA-2 Jack's Station 2 pan; (2) EVA-2 Jack's Station 3 pan; (3) EVA-2 Jack's Station 4 pan; (4) EVA-2 Gene's Station 4 pan.
Station 2a (LRV-4), Station 3, LRV-5, 6, Station 4, LRV-7, 8 : Geology and Samples (6.3Mb) Plate 6 (28 Mb). Plate contains four panoramas, with features identified on accompanying sketches. Links to ALSJ versions of the assembled pans: (1) EVA-2 Jack's Station 2 pan; (2) EVA-2 Jack's Station 3 pan; (3) EVA-2 Jack's Station 4 pan; (4) EVA-2 Gene's Station 4 pan.
Station 5, LRV-9, 10 , Station 6 : Geology and Samples (9.1Mb) Plate 7 (26 Mb). Plate contains four panoramas, with features identified on accompanying sketches. Links to ALSJ versions of the assembled pans: (1) EVA-2 Gene's Station 5 pan; (2) EVA-2 Jack's Station 5 pan; (3) EVA-3 Jack's Station 6 pan; (4) EVA-3 Gene's Station 6 pan.
Station 7, LRV-11, Station 8 : Geology and Samples (5.9Mb) Plate 8 (26 Mb). Plate contains four panoramas, with features identified on accompanying sketches. Links to ALSJ versions of the assembled pans: (1) EVA-3 Jack Station7 Near-Field pan; (2) EVA-3 Gene's Station 7 pan; (3) EVA-3 Gene's Station 8 pan; (4) EVA-3 Jack's Station 8 pan.
Station 9, LRV-12 : Geology and Samples (2.6Mb) Plate 9 (23 Mb). Plate contains three panoramas, with features identified on accompanying sketches. Links to ALSJ versions of the assembled pans: (1) EVA-3 Gene's Station 9 Color Pan; (2) EVA-3 Jack's First Station 9 Pan; (3) EVA-3 Jack's Station 9 'South' Pan.
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Geological Survey Professional Paper 1080

Edward W. Wolfe, Norman G. Bailey, Baerbel K. Lucchitta, William R. Muehlberger, David H. Scott, Robert L. Sutton, and Howard G. WilshireUS Government Printing Office, Washington, 1981

The samples, photographs, and descriptions analyzed and interpreted in this Professional Paper are the result of the geological field work of Harrison H. Schmitt and Eugene A. Cernan, the lunar surface crew of the Apollo 17 mission, December 11-14, 1972.

Edward W. Wolfe, Norman G. Bailey, Baerbel K. Lucchitta, William R. Muehlberger, David H. Scott, Robert L. Sutton, and Howard G. Wilshire
US Government Printing Office, Washington, 1981