What is the land speed record for the moon?

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What is the land speed record for the moon?

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Last updated Sep 04 2021.

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According to NASA engineer Jennifer Rochlis, the land speed record for the moon was set by the Lunar Rover. The record is 10.56 miles per hour, with an average speed of 8 mph. See this talk:
learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/dallas05/robotics/robot2.ppt no longer exists
This website has 11.18 mph (18 kmh):

On 13 December 1972 (EST), NASA astronauts Eugene Cernan (driver) and Harrison Schmitt (passenger; both USA) claimed a speed of 18 km/h (11.18 mph), as recorded in their communication transcripts, while driving the Apollo 17 Lunar Rover (LRV-3) near the "Sherlock" block field about 1 km (0.62 mi) east of their landing site on the Moon. This extended the 17-km/h (10.5-mph) lunar speed recorded in the transcripts of Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke during their final EVA on 23 April 1972.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/66103-lunar-speed-record

Response last updated by gtho4 on Sep 04 2021.
Oct 16 2007, 5:06 PM

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