Apollo 17 Site: A Sharper View . ... Credit Copyright: NASA / GSFC / Arizona State Univ. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Explanation: This view of the Apollo 17 landing site in the Taurus-Littrow valley was captured last month by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), the sharpest ever recorded from space . The high resolution image data was taken during a period when LRO's orbit was modified to create a close approach of about 22 kilometers as it passed over some of the Apollo landing sites. ...