Historical Events tagged with "Taurus-Littrow"
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Apollo 17 Completes Final Moon Landing Mission
Apollo 17 marked the final lunar landing mission of NASA's Apollo program, which explored the Moon's surface and returned valuable data. Launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the mission was crewed by astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ronald Evans. Apollo 17 is particularly notable for being the only mission to include a scientist on board, with Schmitt being a qualified geologist. The mission lasted about 12 days, during which the lunar module landed in the Taurus-Littrow valley, allowing for extensive geological sampling and exploration. It concluded significant lunar research and achievements of the Apollo program.
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