Eugene Cernan Quotes


One of the most important things about the geology on the moon is your descriptions of what you see, comparing them to things that you've seen on Earth so that the geologists and the scientists on the ground would know what you're talking about; and then take pictures of them.


Citations

Cernan, Eugene. NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project. Interview by Rebecca Wright, 6 May 2007, NASA.

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Eugene Cernan
Eugene Cernan
  • Born: March 14, 1934
  • Died: January 16, 2017
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Naval Aviator, Fighter Pilot

Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh person to walk on the Moon. As he re-entered the Apollo Lunar Module after Harrison Schmitt on their third and final lunar excursion, he was the last person to walk on the Moon.