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The last men on the moon

It is 40 years since the last moon mission returned to earth. One of the three astronauts on board was geologist Harrison Schmitt. He looks back on those moonwalks, and the discoveries they made.

Photo credit: Harrison Schmitt/Science Photo Library.

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