where is the lunar rover located on the moon
Lunar Roving Vehicle Four flight-ready rovers were manufactured. Three were transported to and left on the Moon via the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions, with the fourth rover used for spare parts on the first three following the cancellation of Apollo 18. Since only the upper stages of the lunar excursion modules could return to lunar orbit from the surface, the vehicles, along with the lower stages were abandoned. As a result, the only lunar rovers on display are test vehicles, trainers, and mock-ups.[21] The rover used on Apollo 15 was left at Hadley-Apennine ( 26°06′N 3°39′E﻿ / ﻿26.10°N 3.65°E﻿ / 26.10; 3.65﻿ (Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle at Hadley–Apennine) ). The rover used on Apollo 16 was left at Descartes ( 8°59′S 15°31′E﻿ / ﻿8.99°S 15.51°E﻿ / -8.99; 15.51﻿ (Apollo 16 Lunar Roving Vehicle at Descartes Highlands) ). The rover used on Apollo 17 was left at Taurus-Littrow ( 20°10′N 30°46′E﻿ / ﻿20.16°N 30.76°E﻿ / 20.16; 30.76﻿ (Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle at Taurus-Littrow) ) and was seen by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter during passes in 2009 and 2011.