351. [Apollo 14] EDGAR MITCHELL RETURNING TO LM ANTARES WITH THE MET AFTER THE LONGEST TREK ON THE MOON, STATION F Alan Shepard, 31 January - 9 February 1971, EVA 2 Printed 1971. Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper [NASA image AS14-64-9140]. Blank on the reverse (issued by NASA). 25.4 x 20.3 cm. (10 x 8 in.) Historical context The long trek back—A lunar explorer returns to Antares. This frame from Alan Shepard's panoramic sequence at Station F—330 metres east of the Lunar Module Antares, visible in the left background—captures Edgar Mitchell pulling the Modular Equipment Transporter (MET) across the rugged terrain. Despite falling behind schedule due to the difficulty of navigating Fra Mauro's undulating landscape, the return journey was quick and uneventful. Apollo 14 demonstrated that, in the event of a Lunar Rover breakdown on future missions, astronauts could walk back to the LM from a significant distance. "You know, you're not heavy, and you have the feeling that you're floating a lot of the time," Mitchell recalled. "You're just kind of touching your feet every so often. Moving over the surface was fairly effortless, except for the cumbersomeness of the suit. We weren't heavy at all" (Chaikin, Voices, p. 72)