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A tiny Apollo 17 moon rock is unlocking a secret lunar history

A moon rock brought back over 50 years ago by the Apollo 17 mission has been connected with the birth of the Sea of Serenity ...
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A tiny Apollo rock just rewrote the Moon’s early history

The Moon plays a critical role in reconstructing Earth’s history. Because our planet’s oldest surface layers have been erased ...
The Vindicator

Valley historian reflects on Apollo 17 mission to moon

LIBERTY — The historic late 1972 launch of the Apollo 17 mission to the moon represented more than a space expedition to merely collect rock samples from the lunar landscape while making history: It ...
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Seismic activity on the moon could pose risk to long-term lunar infrastructure

A new paper reveals that ground acceleration from moonquakes, rather than meteor impacts, was responsible for shifting lunar landscapes at the moon's Taurus-Littrow valley, where Apollo 17 astronauts ...
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Great New Photos of the Apollo 17 Landing Site

NASA released this morning some neat new images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter of the landing site of Apollo 17. The enhanced photos give the best look yet of the astronauts' footprint tracks ...
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Moonquakes could pose threat to future lunar bases, scientists say

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular ...