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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:-

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 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