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Apollo 17 mission ends in 1972, leaving behind 3rd U.S. lunar rover

NASA astronaut Eugene Cernan makes a short check of the lunar rover during the early part of the first Apollo 17 extravehicular mission at the Taurus-Littrow landing site on Dec. 11, 1972. (NASA via REUTERS)
December 17, 2019 03:58 PM

The three-man crew aboard NASA's Apollo 17 mission departs the moon on Dec. 19, 1972, and returns to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, while leaving behind the third U.S. lunar rover.

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