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During #Apollo17, the Lunar Rover Vehicle logged the farthest distance from the LM of any Apollo mission, 4.7 miles (~7.5 km).

As a precaution, the LRV had a walk-back limit in the event of an LRV issue; astronauts had to have enough resources to walk back to the lunar module.
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in reply to NASA

about how long would that full walk have taken, suited but in lower G? And would they need to tie a white shirt to the LRV?

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