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Apollo 17 Hasselblad image from film magazine 148/NN - Earth, LM Inspection, Orbital.
This photo was used in Figure 4-14 of the Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report (SP-330, 1973), which has the following caption:

The landing site from higher altitude on revolution 74. Topographic details are obscured and albedo differences are enhanced by the high Sun angle at the time this photograph was taken. The bright crater north and west of the landing site is Littrow B.

This photo was also used in Figure 5-1 of the same report, which has the following caption:

The majestic valley of Taurus-Littrow, a dark, bay-like identation in the broken mountain chain that defines the edge of Mare Serenitatis. Coordinates landing site are latitude 20°10' N, longitude 30°46' E. The view is northwestward, and the central width of the valley is approximately 7 km.

This photo was also used in Figure 28-21 of the same report, which has the following caption:

Oblique view looking westward from the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Arrow, showing the direction of flight, indicates the landing point.
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This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: AS17-148-22770.

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