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NASA's Apollo Lunar Surface Journal (ALSJ) records the details of each mission's time on the lunar surface as a timeline of the activities undertaken, the dialogue between the crew and Mission Control, and the relevant documentary records. Each photograph taken on the mission is catalogued there and each photographic sequence is also recorded. This page tabulates the Apollo 17 panoramas and, where appropriate, provides updated representations of the panoramas blended using more recent technologies than the originals.

Context

Apollo 17 was the sixth and final lunar landing of the Apollo program. It was also the first (and only) landing to feature a non-test-pilot-trained astronaut with Harrison ("Jack") Schmitt becoming the first geologist to reach another world. As might be expected, Apollo 17 benefitted from the experience gained from its predecessors and its crew broke a number of records; longest duration on the Moon, furthest travelled on the Lunar Rover, heaviest amount of samples returned, being some examples.

In terms of photography, both members of the crew (Commander (Gene Cernan) and Lunar Module Pilot (Jack Schmitt) contributed roughly equivalent numbers of panoramic shots. There is an appreciable jump in the quality of the panoramas taken on this mission though; there is better overlap between the component photos and the subject coverage appears to be more diverse.

The Lunar Module (LM), Challenger, landed with its door and ladder leg (AKA "+Z strut") pointing approximately due west. The Sun's elevation was around 15°-19° for EVA 1, 27°-31° for EVA 2, and 39°-47° for EVA 3.

Rover Panoramas (LVR Pans)

Charlie Duke is credited with inventing a new procedure during EVA 2; the "LRV Pan" or "Rover Pan" (also known as a "360"). The process of getting onto and off of the rover was protracted due to the bulky suit and backpack that the astronauts wore, but Duke realised that by having Young drive the rover in a tight circle he could snap a panoramic sequence simply by pointing the camera straight ahead and continuously pressing the shutter button from his seated position ("click - click - click - click - click -click")

Although efficient in terms of time and effort, the approach presented some issues:-

• Panoramic sequences are best shot from a single position - in these cases the camera was moved for each shot
• Every shot contains foreground items (the rover's TV camera and antenna) that impact on as much as 50% each of image
• The camera is subject to the movements and orientation of the rover
• Camera settings have to be changed "On the fly"

The first noted LRV Pan was the sequence AS16-115-18503 to 18511 - see "Timestamp 148:41:11" above. Empirical analysis suggests that the sequence is limited to AS16-115-18107 to 18711 and the result is shown below:-

First recorded "LRC Pan" - Apollo 16 - AS16-115-18503-18511.jpg

Non-EVA (LM-based) panoramas

With the extensive coverage in the prior missions, Non-EVA panoramas were eschewed in preference for those taken on the surface. After the final EVA, a few additional pans were taken, certainly to use up the remaining film, but also in the sense of nostalgia at the passing of the program.

Table 17.1 Non-EVA panoramas

Mission	Time (MET)	EVA #	Title	Astronaut	Magazine	Type	Start Frame	End Frame	Source	Reference Panorama	Sourced Alternate	Updated Panorama	Notes
XVII	115:03:02	Pre-EVA	Pre-EVA-1 Window Pans	Cernan/Schmitt	147	Colour	22469	22491	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	115:03:02	Pre-EVA	Pre-EVA-1 Window Pans - Horizon Sequence	Schmitt	147	Colour	22469	22478	ALSJ			N/A	Sub-panorama
XVII	115:03:02	Pre-EVA	Pre-EVA-1 Window Pans - Second Sequence	Schmitt	147	Colour	22469	22478	ALSJ			N/A	Sub-panorama
XVII	115:03:02	Pre-EVA	CDR Window	Cernan	173	Colour	22479	22491	ALSJ			N/A	Sub-panorama
XVII	115:03:02	Pre-EVA	Pre-EVA-1 Right Window Pan Hi-Res	Schmitt	147	Colour	22469	22476	ALSJ			N/A	Sub-panorama
XVII	127:02:28	Inter-EVA	South Massif Outcrops	Schmitt	144	Monochrome	21983	21988	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	127:02:28	Inter-EVA	North Massif Boulder Tracks	Schmitt	144	Monochrome	21991	21993	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	127:02:28	Inter-EVA	North Massif Outcrops	Schmitt	144	Monochrome	21994	21998	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	151:23:55	Inter-EVA	Jack's Post-EVA-2 Window Pan	Schmitt	140	Colour	21352	21358	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	173:19:58	Post-EVA	Gene's Side of the LM Cabin	Schmitt	134	Colour	20517	20521	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	173:19:58	Post-EVA	Post-EVA-3 Window Pans	Schmitt	143	Monochrome	21943	21982	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	173:19:58	Post-EVA	Post-EVA-3 Color Window Pans	Schmitt	145	Colour	22193	22222	ALSJ			N/A

EVA Panoramas - EVA 1

Table 17.2 EVA 1 panoramas

Mission	Time (MET)	EVA #	Title	Astronaut	Magazine	Type	Start Frame	End Frame	Source	Reference Panorama	Sourced Alternate	Updated Panorama	Notes
XVII	117:47:43	EVA 1	Jack's 4 O'clock EVA-1 LM Pan	Schmitt	147	Colour	22492	22521	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	The link for the Reference Panorama is broken within ALSJ. The alternates are all sub-panoramas.
XVII	117:47:43	EVA 1	Apollo 17 Landing Site	Schmitt	147	Colour	22493	22521	LPI	146		N/A	JSC2007e045384
XVII	117:48:26	EVA 1	Rover Test Drive Film Strip	Schmitt	147	Colour	22521	22526	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	As the title states, this is a filmstrip rather than a panorama. Omitted.
XVII	120:36:02	EVA 1	Geophone 4 Partial Pan	Schmitt	147	Colour	22528	22532	ALSJ			N/A	The second alternate is taken from a USGS Professional Paper.
XVII	120:38:36	EVA 1	Geophone Rock Partial Pan	Schmitt	147	Colour	22555	22536	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	This is a collage rather than a panorama. Omitted.
XVII	120:40:30	EVA 1	Apollo 17 ALSEP Station	Schmitt	147	Colour	22543	22561	LPI	148		N/A	JSC2007e045385
XVII	120:40:30	EVA 1	Geophone 3 Pan	Schmitt	147	Colour	22544	22562	ALSJ			N/A	The third alternate is taken from a USGS Professional Paper.
XVII	120:40:30	EVA 1	Geophone Rock	Schmitt	147	Colour	22560	22561	ALSJ			N/A	Sub-panorama
XVII	120:48:56	EVA 1	Jack's Color ALSEP Pan	Schmitt	147	Colour	22569	22588	ALSJ			N/A	Taken from a USGS Professional Paper.
XVII	120:48:56	EVA 1	Apollo 17 ALSEP Station	Schmitt	147	Colour	22572	22590	LPI	147		N/A	JSC2004e52772
XVII	120:55:55	EVA 1	Jack's B&W ALSEP Pan	Schmitt	136	Monochrome	20683	20710	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	122:26:14	EVA 1	Traverse to Station 1	Schmitt	136	Monochrome	20723	20810	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	This is a traverse sequence rather than a panorama. Omitted.
XVII	122:26:14	EVA 1	Apollo 17 Station 1, East View	Cernan	134	Colour	20408	20431	LPI	149		N/A	JSC2004e52773
XVII	122:26:14	EVA 1	Gene's Station 1 Color Pan	Cernan	134	Colour	20408	20431	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	122:32:24	EVA 1	Apollo 17 Station 1, West View	Schmitt	136	Monochrome	20745	20761	LPI	151		N/A	JSC2004e52776
XVII	122:32:24	EVA 1	Jack's Station 1 B&W Pan	Schmitt	136	Monochrome	20744	20776	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	122:36:58	EVA 1	Return from Station 1 - Part 1	Schmitt	136	Monochrome	20777	20796	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	This is a traverse sequence rather than a panorama. Omitted.
XVII	122:36:58	EVA 1	Return from Station 1 - Part 2	Schmitt	136	Monochrome	20797	20814	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	This is a traverse sequence rather than a panorama. Omitted.
XVII	122:43:12	EVA 1	EP-7 LRV Pan	Schmitt	134	Colour	20815	20826	ALSJ			N/A	Rover pan
XVII	122:43:44	EVA 1	Return from Station 1 - Part 3	Schmitt	136	Monochrome	20828	20844	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	This is a traverse sequence rather than a panorama. Omitted.
XVII	122:45:33	EVA 1	Return from Station 1 - Part 4	Schmitt	136	Monochrome	20844	20863	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	This is a traverse sequence rather than a panorama. Omitted.
XVII	123:06:24	EVA 1	SEP Deployment Partial Pan	Cernan	134	Colour	20437	20446	ALSJ			N/A

EVA Panoramas - EVA 2

Table 16.3 EVA 2 panoramas

Mission	Time (MET)	EVA #	Title	Astronaut	Magazine	Type	Start Frame	End Frame	Source	Reference Panorama	Sourced Alternate	Updated Panorama	Notes
XVII	141:01:23	EVA 2	8 O'Clock EVA-2 LM pan	Cernan	137	Colour	20866	20893	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Broken link in ALSJ for Reference Panorama
XVII	143:01:52	EVA 2	Gene's portrait of Station 2 Boulder 1	Cernan	137	Colour	20903	20908	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Not a panorama - omitted
XVII	143:01:52	EVA 2	Jack's portrait of Station 2 Boulder 1	Schmitt	138	Monochrome	21030	21035	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Not a panorama - omitted
XVII	143:10:08	EVA 2	Gene's portrait of Station 2 Boulder 2	Cernan	137	Colour	20912	20923	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Not a panorama - omitted
XVII	143:22:02	EVA 2	Gene's Station 2 Pan	Cernan	137	Colour	20926	20956	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	143:22:02	EVA 2	EVA 2 Station 2	Cernan	137	Colour	20926	20956	LPI	157		N/A
XVII	143:37:16	EVA 2	Jack's Station 2 Pan	Schmitt	138	Monochrome	21053	21073	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	143:37:16	EVA 2	Apollo 17 Station 2	Schmitt	138	Monochrome	21055	2107	LPI	152		N/A	JSC2004e52777
XVII	143:57:25	EVA 2	Gene's 500-mm pan along the South Massif Summit from the Scarp Gravimeter Stop	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22003	22009	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	143:57:25	EVA 2	Gene's 500-mm pan of the left flank the South Massif	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22010	22015	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	143:58:49	EVA 2	Gene's 500-mm portrait of the western part of the North Massif summit from the Scarp Gravimeter Stop	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22016	22026	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	143:58:49	EVA 2	Gene's 500-mm portrait of the eastern part of the North Massif summit	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22027	22032	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	143:58:49	EVA 2	Gene's 500-mm portrait of Sculptured Hills peak on the east side of Wessex Cleft	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22033	22035	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	144:00:24	EVA 2	Northern, subsidiary peak of (West) Family Mountain	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22036	22039	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	144:00:24	EVA 2	(Old) Family Mountain from the Scarp Gravimeter Stop	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22041	22045	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	144:05:09	EVA 2	Jack's Scarp LRV Pan	Schmitt	138	Monochrome	21100	21108	ALSJ			N/A	Rover pan
XVII	144:53:05	EVA 2	Jack's Station 3 Pan	Schmitt	138	Monochrome	21150	21177	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	144:53:05	EVA 2	EVA 2 Station 3	Schmitt	138	Monochrome	21156	21168	LPI	158		N/A	JSC2004e52778
XVII	145:01:05	EVA 2	Gene's 500-mm of Hanover and the Scarp on the North Massif	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22047	22050	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	145:01:05	EVA 2	Gene's 500-mm of the South Massif Summit	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22051	22071	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	145:02:51	EVA 2	Apollo 17 Station 3	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22072	22076	LPI	153		N/A	JSC2007e045386
XVII	145:02:51	EVA 2	Wessex Cleft	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22072	22077	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	145:26:02	EVA 2	Jack's B&W Station 4 Pan at Shorty Crater	Schmitt	133	Monochrome	20229	20256	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	145:49:03	EVA 2	Gene's Station 4 Color Pan from the Southeast rim of Shorty Crater	Cernan	137	Monochrome	20991	21027	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	145:49:03	EVA 2	B&W Shorty Crater Portion, High Resolution	Cernan	137	Monochrome	20991	20998	ALSJ			N/A	Sub-panorama
XVII	145:49:03	EVA 2	EVA 2 Station 4	Cernan	137	Monochrome	20992	21024	LPI	159		N/A	JSC2007e045388
XVII	145:49:03	EVA 2	Station 4, Non-Crater Portion, High Resolution	Cernan	137	Monochrome	21010	21023	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	145:58:02	EVA 2	Traverse from Station 4 to Victory	Schmitt	133	Monochrome	20268	20280	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Traverse - images omitted
XVII	146:07:51	EVA 2	Rover Pan at Victory	Schmitt	133	Monochrome	20281	20300	ALSJ			N/A	Rover Pan
XVII	146:12:32	EVA 2	Traverse from Victory to LRV sample location LRV-8	Schmitt	133	Monochrome	20301	21317	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Traverse - images omitted
XVII	146:17:04	EVA 2	Traverse from LRV sample location LRV-8 to Station 5 on the southwest rim of Camelot	Schmitt	133	Monochrome	20318	20327	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Traverse - images omitted
XVII	146:40:18	EVA 2	Diabase Boulder at Station 5	Schmitt	133	Monochrome	20330	20335	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	146:49:06	EVA 2	Gene's Station 5 Pan	Cernan	145	Monochrome	22159	22176	LPI	154		N/A	JSC2004e20304
XVII	146:49:06	EVA 2	Gene's Station 5 Pan	Cernan	145	Monochrome	22159	22183	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	146:49:06	EVA 2	Jack's B&W Station 5 Pan	Schmitt	133	Monochrome	20339	20360	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	147:37:33	EVA 2	Gene's Left-to-Right South Massif 500-mm Summit Pan	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22080	22093	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	147:37:33	EVA 2	Gene's Right-to-Left South Massif 500-mm Summit Pan	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22093	22104	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	147:37:33	EVA 2	Gene's 500-mm Portrait of the North Massif	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22105	22132	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	147:37:33	EVA 2	Gene's 500-mm Portrait of the North Massif - plus 21991	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22105	22132	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	147:37:33	EVA 2	Gene's 500-mm Portrait of the North Massif Summit	Cernan	144	Monochrome	22111	22118	ALSJ			N/A

EVA Panoramas - EVA 3

Table 17.4 EVA 3 panoramas

Mission	Time (MET)	EVA #	Title	Astronaut	Magazine	Type	Start Frame	End Frame	Source	Reference Panorama	Sourced Alternate	Updated Panorama	Notes
XVII	163:56:50	EVA 3	Jack's EVA-3 12 O'Clock Color Pan	Schmitt	140	Colour	21359	21380	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	164:24:50	EVA 3	Traverse Photo Animation	Schmitt	141	Monochrome	12519	21574	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Traverse, images omitted
XVII	164:24:50	EVA 3	Traverse Photo - LM to Rover Sample Stop	Schmitt	141	Monochrome	12519	21549	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Traverse, images omitted
XVII	164:33:48	EVA 3	Traverse Photo - Rover sample stop to First View of Henry	Schmitt	141	Monochrome	12542	21549	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Traverse, images omitted
XVII	164:37:49	EVA 3	Traverse Photo - First View of Henry to approach to Turning Point Rock	Schmitt	141	Monochrome	12549	21559	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Traverse, images omitted
XVII	164:43:30	EVA 3	Traverse Photo - Turning Point Rock	Schmitt	141	Monochrome	12560	21568	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Traverse, images omitted
XVII	164:43:30	EVA 3	Traverse Photo - Turning Point Rock to Station 6	Schmitt	141	Monochrome	12569	21574	ALSJ	N/A		N/A	Traverse, images omitted
XVII	164:59:54	EVA 3	Station 6 'South' Pan	Schmitt	141	Monochrome	21575	21603	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	165:33:38	EVA 3	Gene's Station 6 Pan	Cernan	140	Colour	21483	21509	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	165:33:38	EVA 3	Apollo 17 Station 6	Cernan	140	Colour	21488	21507	LPI	155		N/A	JSC2007e045387
XVII	165:40:50	EVA 3	Source Outcrop for Station 6 Boulder	Schmitt	133	Monochrome	21186	21193	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	165:50:01	EVA 3	Combined Images	Schmitt	133	Monohrome	21203	21205	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	165:50:01	EVA 3	South Massif Summit from Station 6	Schmitt	133	Monochrome	21209	21211	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	166:26:58	EVA 3	Jack's Near-Field Station 7 Pan	Schmitt	133	Monochrome	21646	21664	ALSJ
XVII	166:26:58	EVA 3	Apollo 17 Station 7	Cernan	146	Monochrome	22339	22359	LPI	157		N/A	JSC2004e52775
XVII	166:26:58	EVA 3	Gene's Station 7 Pan	Cernan	146	Monochrome	22339	22363	ALSJ			N/A	A subsequent alternate, referenced by ALSJ, is missing in that archive.
XVII	167:07:20	EVA 3	Gene's Station 8 Pan	Cernan	146	Monochrome	22375	22397	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	167:07:20	EVA 3	Bear Mountain	Cernan	146	Monochrome	22382	22390	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	167:26:06	EVA 3	Jack's Station 8 Pan	Schmitt	142	Monochrome	21726	21745	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	168:20:21	EVA 3	Jack's First Station 9 Pan	Schmitt	142	Monochrome	21798	21824	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	168:20:24	EVA 3	Gene's Station 9 Color Pan	Cernan	146	Colour	22423	22450	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	168:25:35	EVA 3	500-mm series of North Massif from Station 9	Cernan	139	Monochrome	21230	21248	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	168:25:35	EVA 3	500-mm series of North Massif Outcrops and Boulder Tracks	Cernan	139	Monochrome	21249	21268	ALSJ			N/A
XVII	168:39:47	EVA 3	Jack's Second Station 9 Pan	Schmitt	142	Monochrome	21836	21858	ALSJ			N/A

Table Column Key

• Mission Flight Number
• Time (MET) Time since lift-off (MET - Mission Elapsed Time)
• EVA # Moonwalk number
• Title Title as extracted from source (i.e. ALSJ/LPI)
• Astronaut Who took the images
• Magazine NASA film canister number
• Type Either Colour or Monochrome
• Start Frame First frame of the panoramic sequence
• End Frame Last frame of the panoramic sequence
• Source Where the panorama was sourced from (Typically ALSJ or LPI)
• Reference Panorama Image referred to by ALSJ/LPI for the given Title
• Sourced Alternate Alternate image(s) referred to by ALSJ/LPI for the given Title
• Updated Panorama Unofficial panorama generated by a non-NASA organisation
• Notes Addtional detail

Footnotes

These tables catalogue the panoramic photos captured during the Apollo 16 mission. Entries in the 'Updated Panorama' column have been created using panorama blending software working on the High Resolution scans of the original frames held as the "Project Apollo Archive" on Flickr. Where a Reference Panorama is pre-existing, that has been used in preference to creating a new variant, unless there is additional value to be gained by regenerating it. Apart from some source image masking, all such new variants have been created using the minimum of processing, relying on the software package's inherent blending and optimisation capabilities - typically, such panoramas have been created within 3–5 minutes as they are intended to be 'representations' rather than 'definitive' examples. Consequently, brightness and contrast levels, as well as the removal of some frame-edges, have not been adjusted.

All 5-digit image references relate to the last 5 digits of the image names. The full image names follow the format AS16-MMM-NNNNN, where MMM relates to the Magazine number and NNNNN is the identifier.

EVA images include the overlaying of Réseau plate "crosses" to assist in their post-mission evaluation.

Almost all tabular data, such as time and image identifiers, has been extracted from the source location such as the ALSJ or LPI. The entries in the 'Title' column relate to the term used for the panorama as listed in the source's 'Assembled Panoramas' section.