Gene Cernan on the Moon

astronaut standing on the lunar surface by flag and rover
APOLLO 17 ASTRONAUT WITH AMERICAN FLAG ON MOON, DECEMBER 1972
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October 5, 2017
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In this photo, taken during the second Apollo 17 spacewalk on Dec. 12, 1972, astronaut Eugene Cernan is standing near the lunar rover.