Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 commander, salutes the deployed United States flag on the lunar surface during Extravehicular Activity EVA of NASA's final lunar landing mission in the Apollo series. The Lunar Module LM is at left background and the Lunar Roving Vehicle LRV also in background, is partially obscured. The photo was made by astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. Original film magazine was labeled B, film type was SO-368 Color Exterior, CEX, Ektachrome MS, color reversal 60mm lens with a sun elevation of 16 degrees.
