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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2025 December 6   
      
                            Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater   
                               Apollo 17 Crew, NASA   
      
      Explanation: Fifty three years ago, in December of 1972, Apollo 17   
      astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent about 75 hours on   
      the Moon exploring the Taurus-Littrow valley, while colleague Ronald   
      Evans orbited overhead. This snapshot from another world was taken by   
      Cernan as he and Schmitt roamed the lunar valley's floor. The image   
      shows Schmitt next to the lunar rover parked at the southeast rim of   
      Shorty Crater. That location is near the spot where geologist Schmitt   
      discovered orange lunar soil. The Apollo 17 crew returned with 110   
      kilograms of rock and soil samples, more than was returned from any of   
      the other lunar landing sites. And for now, Cernan and Schmitt are the   
      last to walk on the Moon.   
      
                    Tomorrow's picture: the spectrum of the Sun   
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