OPS Close Up

OPS Close Up

This microscopic view of Gene Cernan's oxygen purgue system cover shows lunar dust embedded in the fibers. It also shows the loss of blue silk screen. This cover was used on the Moon during Apollo 17.

Image Number: WEB14598-2015
Credit: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
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