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The last men on the moon

19/12/2012 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The last men on the moon

The story of the last US space mission to the moon 40 years ago

It is 40 years since the last moon mission, Apollo 17, returned to earth.

It is 40 years since the last moon mission returned to earth. One of the three astronauts on board was geologist Harrison Schmitt. He looks back on those moonwalks, and the discoveries they made.

Photo credit: Harrison Schmitt/Science Photo Library.

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