Fetzer/Burton Moon Landing Debate Finale

[Peter Dawson]

Seems I was on the right track:

169:51:05 Cernan: 337, 417, 101; 337, 417, 101.

169:51:16 Parker: Okay. Copy that.
169:51:20 Cernan: Are you through with this (gravimeter)?
169:51:25 Parker: Roger.

[Bob laughs, realizing that Gene wants to see how far he can throw the TGE.]

169:51:27 Cernan: (Repeating his question) Bob?

169:51:29 Parker: (Laughing) Roger. We're through with it.
169:51:30 Schmitt: (To Gene) Be kind. Be kind.
169:51:32 Cernan: Well, I love it, and I'm sure it did a good job...
169:51:35 Parker: Well, we're not through with you, Gene, so don't throw yourself too far!
169:51:40 Cernan: No, sir. I just don't want to hit old Challenger there. (Pause)

[Gene throws the gravimeter toward the southwest with a half hammer-throw motion. It lands out of sight, behind the Rover. Jim Scotti notes that the bright-blue TGE and its impact marks can be seen in AS17-145-22197, which Gene took out his window once he and Jack were back in the cabin.]

169:51:52 Schmitt: That was unkind.

169:51:56 Cernan: You did the javelin!
169:51:59 Schmitt: That was unkind.
169:52:01 Parker: Roger, Gene. And we...
169:52:02 Cernan: I didn't throw it as far as I could have. I just... 169:52:03 Parker: ...we timed the parabola for that, and we have one excellent measurement of "g" on the Moon now.

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