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A color photo of Earth taken by the Apollo 17 astronauts. The arc of the planet cuts down the middle of the photo, with part of Earth occupying the left-hand side of the frame. There is a great deal of swirling white cloud cover over blue oceans and brown land masses. Madagascar is visible, as well as parts of Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

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A color photo of Earth taken by the Apollo 17 astronauts. The arc of the planet cuts down the middle of the photo, with part of Earth occupying the left-hand side of the frame. There is a great deal of swirling white cloud cover over blue oceans and brown land masses. Madagascar is visible, as well as parts of Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Dec-2022 18:00:09 UTC Robert McNees

Today is the 50th anniversary of the last time humans went to the Moon.
Apollo 17, the final mission of the Apollo program and the last time we ventured beyond low Earth orbit, launched from Kennedy Space Center #OTD in 1972.
Images: NASA https://flic.kr/s/aHskm64ger
#Apollo50

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