Apollo 17 Panorama: Astronaut Running . ... In 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission, astronaut Harrison Schmitt found out first hand. ... In this recently compiled panorama of lunar photographs originally taken by astronaut Eugene Cernan , the magnificent desolation of the barren Moon is apparent. Visible above and by scrolling right are lunar rocks in the foreground, lunar mountains in the background, some small craters, a lunar rover , and astronaut Schmidt on his way back to the rover. ...