Lunar Roving Vehicle

type of battery-powered four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo program

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AS17-147-22526 - Apollo 17

AS17-147-22526 - Apollo 17

Apollo 15 Lunar Rover final resting place

Apollo 15 - Jim Irwin at the LRV

Astronauts with Lunar Roving Vehicle

Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander, makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the early part of the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site.

Astronaut Gene Cernan makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during Apollo 17 with the Lunar Module in the background

Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, works near the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the third Apollo 17 EVA

Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, works near the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the third Apollo 17 EVA

Astronaut John Young standing near the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.

Eugene Cernan, tests the lunar rover during the first Apollo 17 EVA on the surface of the moon

James Irwin on the Moon saluting the flag during the Apollo 15 mission.

NASA Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle

Rover of the Apollo 17 mission Tech. Museum Speyer (Germany).

Station 13 panorama with Shadow Rock at center

The Apollo 15 rover at its final parking spot [NASA, AS15-88-11901]. The rover was 12.9 ft long (3.9 m) and 6 ft wide (1.8 m) and each wheel had a diameter of 2.6 ft. The rover arrived on the Moon folded into a compact package, only 5.

View of Astronaut Eugene Cernan beside lunar roving vehicle during EVA

View of Astronaut Eugene Cernan beside lunar roving vehicle during EVA

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Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Acta Astronautica Science on the lunar surface facilitated by low latency telerobotics from a Lunar Orbital Platform - Gateway@				Wikidata
vessel	Lunar Roving Vehicle		electric vehicle, lunar rover		Wikidata
vessel	Lunar Terrain Vehicle		Lunar Roving Vehicle, vehicle, National Aeronautics and Space Administration		Wikidata
image	AS16-114-18423 bg	1972			Wikimedia
image	AS17-147-22526 - Apollo 17	1972			Wikimedia
image	AS17-147-22526 - Apollo 17				Wikimedia
image	Apollo 15 Lunar Rover final resting place	1971			Wikimedia
image	Apollo 15 - Jim Irwin at the LRV				Wikimedia
image	Astronauts with Lunar Roving Vehicle	1971			Wikimedia
image	Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander, makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the early part of the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site.	1972			Wikimedia
image	Astronaut Gene Cernan makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during Apollo 17 with the Lunar Module in the background	1972			Wikimedia
image	Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, works near the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the third Apollo 17 EVA	1972			Wikimedia
image	Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, works near the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the third Apollo 17 EVA	1972			Wikimedia
image	Astronaut John Young standing near the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.	1972			Wikimedia
image	Eugene Cernan, tests the lunar rover during the first Apollo 17 EVA on the surface of the moon	1972			Wikimedia
image	James Irwin on the Moon saluting the flag during the Apollo 15 mission.	1971			Wikimedia
image	NASA Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle	1972			Wikimedia
image	Rover of the Apollo 17 mission Tech. Museum Speyer (Germany).				Wikimedia
image	Station 13 panorama with Shadow Rock at center	1972			Wikimedia
image	The Apollo 15 rover at its final parking spot [NASA, AS15-88-11901. The rover was 12.9 ft long (3.9 m) and 6 ft wide (1.8 m) and each wheel had a diameter of 2.6 ft. The rover arrived on the Moon folded into a compact package, only 5.]				Wikimedia
image	View of Astronaut Eugene Cernan beside lunar roving vehicle during EVA	1972			Wikimedia
image	View of Astronaut Eugene Cernan beside lunar roving vehicle during EVA	1972			Wikimedia
video	Ap16 rover.ogv	1972			Wikimedia
video	Apollo16GrandPrix.webm	1972			Wikimedia