File:Apollo 17 astronauts in a dinghy next to the Apollo 17 command module, 19 December 1972.jpg

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English: Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt (l-r) await pickup in a dinghy next to the Apollo 17 command module (CSM-114) in the Pacific Ocean on 19 December 1972. A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King (BuNo 149930) of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) "Pacific Fleet Angels" hovers above to pick them up.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14) Apollo 17 recovery cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy
Camera location17° 52′ 48″ S, 166° 06′ 36″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current09:01, 3 March 2019Thumbnail for version as of 09:01, 3 March 2019709 × 798 (282 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt (l-r) await pickup in a dinghy next to the ''Apollo 17'' command module (CSM-114) in the Pacific Ocean on 19 December 1972. A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3G ''Sea King'' (BuNo 149930) of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) "Pacific Fleet Angels" hovers above to pick them up.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv14-722/044.htm] from the [ht...