Harrison Schmitt
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Schmitt's famous photograph of Earth taken from Apollo 17 as he travelled to the moon. |
Harrison "Jack" Schmitt (born
July 3,
1935) is a
geologist,
astronaut, and
senator. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in science from the
California Institute of Technology in
1957 and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Geology from
Harvard University in
1964.
He was a member of the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 and thereby the first and only geologist to land on the moon. Harrison served as a United States Senator, representing New Mexico.