Witness

Harrison Schmitt

Geologist, NASA astronaut, U.S. senator

Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 17 (December 1972). Only professional scientist to have walked on the Moon. Later represented New Mexico in the U.S. Senate.

Connected events

Sighting
December 1972
Apollo 17: three dots in triangular formation, lunar sky, 1972
A NASA still from Apollo 17 — released for the first time as part of PURSUE Release 01 — shows three small dots in a tight triangular formation in the lunar sky. Released alongside Apollo 17 crew transcripts and technical debriefings.

Apollo 17: three dots in triangular formation, lunar sky, 1972