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Apollo 17 (AS-512) The Last Man On The Moon:
Apollo 17 was the only Apollo lunar landing mission to carry the Traverse Gravimeter Experiment
(TGE). As gravimeters have proven to be useful in the geologic investigation of the Earth, the objective
of this experiment was to determine the feasibility of using the same techniques on the Moon to learn
about its internal structure. The gravimeter was used to obtain readings at the landing site in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the Lunar Module (LM), as well as various locations on the mission's traverse routes. The
TGE was carried on the Lunar Roving Vehicle; measurements were taken by the astronauts while the
LRV was not in motion or after the gravimeter was placed on the surface.
A total of twenty-six measurements were taken with the TGE during the mission's three moonwalks, with
productive results. As part of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP), the astronauts
also deployed the Lunar Surface Gravimeter, a similar experiment, which ultimately failed to function
properly.

ASTRONAUTS GAUGE MOON GRAVITY
IN LAST WALK OF APOLLO PROGRAM;

FAIL TO DISCO VER VOLCANIC TRACES

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Did You Know?
All the astronauts said
that the Moon had a
smell like gunpowder.

DERNIERE MISSION APOLLO

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