Gene Cernan aboard the Lunar Rover during the first EVA of Apollo 17.
During their first EVA, Cernan and Schmitt unloaded the lunar rover and deployed the ALSEP experiment package. During the walk, Cernan accidentally knocked a rear fender off the LRV. This sent a shower of dust over the crew as they drove. Something would have to be done to fix this problem.
Apollo 17 Landing Site Map showing the path traveled by the astronauts on the lunar surface.
At the beginning of their second walk, the crew, on instructions from Mission Control, took some maps, duct tape, and clamps from the Lunar Module and fashioned a replacement fender. This worked for the rest of their stay on the moon. The fender was brought back to Earth and is on display in the Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. During the 7.5 hour second EVA, the crew drove 20.3 km (12.6 miles) in the rover. At a stop near Shorty crater, Schmitt kicked up some orange coloured soil, which was the find of the mission.
The third EVA lasted 7.25 hours and the crew drove 12.1 km (7.5 miles) to the base of the North Massif, sampling from a large split rock that had rolled down the mountain.
At the end of their walk, the crew performed a ceremony marking the end of Apollo exploration of the moon. They had been outside the lunar module over 22 hours, collected 100.5 kg (243.6 pounds) of lunar samples, and drove 35.7 km (22.1 miles) in the rover.