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View of the Moon from its surface, 1972
Image, taken during the Apollo 17 Moon landing in December 1972, shows the rough terrain of the Moon.
Courtesy Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal and J. Garvin; image series composited by Zoltan Levay
This image, taken during the Apollo 17 Moon landing in December 1972, shows the rough terrain of the Moon that Hevelius depicted in his maps.
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