Eugene Cernan's Legacy: Apollo 17 Commander's Footprints Still on the Moon

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 18:51 in Astronomy & Space

The tracks Cernan — who died Monday (Jan. 16) at age 82 — and Apollo 17 crewmate Harrison Schmitt made on the moon's surface in December 1972 are still visible today.

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