The last human's view from the surface of the Moon so far: a post EVA-3 window pan by Jack Schmitt, Apollo 17, taken 49 years ago #Todaygo.nasa.gov/2gLet2C
The last time we walked on the Moon. Portraits of Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt onboard the lunar module Challenger before lift off, 49 years ago #Todaygo.nasa.gov/2gLet2C#Apollo17
This is the Apollo 17 lunar module Challenger during its lift off from the lunar soil, happening 49 years ago #Todaybit.ly/2hu0csf
You can cleary see Gene Cernan in the Apollo 17 Lunar Module window, in this picture taken during the LM-CSM docking process, 49 years ago #Todaygo.nasa.gov/2gLVHIf
An Earthrise from the Moon orbit, once the Apollo 17 crew reunited on the Command and Service Module America, 49 years ago #Todaygo.nasa.gov/2AI33rV
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A famous crossed lunar selfie: Alan Bean's picture of Pete Conrad taking Alan's picture during #Apollo12's extravehicular activity, 52 years ago #Todaygo.nasa.gov/2g6SmjS
At Pete's left wrist, his checklist open to one of the pages on which the backup crew pasted pics of Playboy Playmates bit.ly/2fgFrhS#Apollo12, #52YearsAgoToday
52 years ago #Today, the Apollo 12 crew landed on the Moon. This is the Intrepid Lunar Module prior to the descent. The largest crater is Ptolemaeus go.nasa.gov/2fV0eoE
The Apollo 12 crew prepare for undocking and TV coverage of the event, followed by the second lunar landing attempt on the Ocean of Storms, 52 years ago #Todaybuff.ly/2D12Zly
Pete Conrad was the first to exit the Apollo 12 Intrepid Lunar Module 52 years ago #Today, starting the first lunar extravehicular activity after Apollo 11 go.nasa.gov/2fs41dh
One of the best series of photos taken during the Apollo 15's third extravehicular activity, 50 years ago #Todaygo.nasa.gov/2aKCzsh [5 photos stitched with MS ICE] #Apollo50
The Apollo 15's Lunar Module liftoff and ascent from the rover camera was the first televised liftoff of a Lunar Module, 50 years ago #Todaybit.ly/2aKKO7Y#Apollo50
This impressive photo by Keri Lee Nelson shows us a mushroom-shaped iceberg. Part of a larger iceberg that's slowly shedding weight via calving, as it loses weight the smooth part (which has been submerged for some time) is rising out the water [source: buff.ly/2QLLvRd]
This mushroom iceberg was observed in 1912 by Frank Hurley, who visited Antarctica as a member of the First Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 [source: buff.ly/3jDM9wI]
Sometimes mushroom-shaped icebergs can look like something else. This is an iceberg shaped like a dragon, towering ~ 15 feet above the waters of Muir Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska [source: buff.ly/2EUK7cj]
41 years ago #Today, Mount St. Helens erupted: the deadliest and most destructive volcanic event in the history of the U.S. [read more: bit.ly/1L0dKzT] [video: buff.ly/3yi2RK7]
A red Ford Pinto with a blue dirt bike before the hell. The story behind one of the most puzzling photos of Mount St Helens' May 1980 eruption, happened 41 years ago #Todayow.ly/2aJK50vujyW
In these two pictures, Mount St. Helens is showed before and after the devastating 1980 eruption, happened 41 years ago #Todayow.ly/D9hG50wpiJN