The Apollo 17 surface experiments.

Significant previous Apollo scientific results which influenced the selection of site for the Apollo 17 mission are reviewed. Apollo 17 assignments and equipment are characterized as an outgrowth of the preceding Apollo missions which is focused on the main problems of lunar form and origin. Details are given on the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) experiments, non-ALSEP experiments, the Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment (LSPE), and the three periods of extravehicular activity (EVA) of Apollo 17.