In today's image, we see the command module from the Apollo 17 mission from December of 1972 against the background of our Moon. The was the final mission to land humans on the Moon. We are continuing exploration of our Moon and plans are to have a group os astronauts travel around the Moon and back as early as September of 2025.

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This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.

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