Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Twenty five years ago humans roamed the Moon . Pictured here during the last moon landing , scientist-astronaut Harrison Schmitt was photographed standing next to a huge, split boulder. Apollo 17 was one of six missions that landed humans on the moon and returned them safely. Apollo 17 explored the unusually dark terrain at the Taurus-Littrow landing site, deployed explosives to test the internal geology of the Moon , and returned the most rocks of any lunar mission .
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