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An image from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter which shows the Apollo 17 lander in the centre with the American flag just above it.

An image from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter which shows the Apollo 17 landing site.

The Apollo 17 spacecraft lifts off from the surface of the moon in December 1972. This image was filmed from a remote camera on the lunar rover.

A photos of the Moon's surface taken by Japan's Selene probe shortly before it impacted into the darkside of the moon.

A photo of the Moon's surface taken by Japan's Selene probe shotly before it slammed into the darkside of the Moon. The blackness visible is the encroaching darkside.

A photos of the Moon's surface taken by Japan's Selene probe shortly before it impacted into the darkside of the moon.

A photos of the Moon's surface taken by Japan's Selene probe shortly before it impacted into the darkside of the moon.