Alan Shepard prepares to sample moon soil. Photo cover on "National Geographic" Vol. 140, No. 1 (July 1971)
The Climb Up Cone Crater
"As tough as trying to find your way around the Sahara Desert," recalls Alan B. Shepard, Jr., of the unprecedented trek that took him and fellow astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell of Apollo 14 almost to the lip of Cone Crater -- man's longest lunar walk to date. They touched down last February 5 at 4:18 a.m., EST, for the most scientifically challenging mission thus far. America's third team on the moon, they sought clues to the origin and evolution of earth's closest neighbor, and of the solar system itself. . . "
[Opening paragraph in an article by Alice J. Hall on page 136]
Alan Shepard prepares to sample moon soil. Photo cover on "National Geographic" Vol. 140, No. 1 (July 1971)
The Climb Up Cone Crater
"As tough as trying to find your way around the Sahara Desert," recalls Alan B. Shepard, Jr., of the unprecedented trek that took him and fellow astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell of Apollo 14 almost to the lip of Cone Crater -- man's longest lunar walk to date. They touched down last February 5 at 4:18 a.m., EST, for the most scientifically challenging mission thus far. America's third team on the moon, they sought clues to the origin and evolution of earth's closest neighbor, and of the solar system itself. . . "
[Opening paragraph in an article by Alice J. Hall on page 136]