Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon touching down on December 11, 1972, at 7:54:57 pm and spent approximately 75 hours on the lunar surface.
The lunar module, Challenger, departed from the moon on December 14, 1972, at 10:54:37 pm and marks the last time Humans were on the surface of the moon..
This mission, led by Commander Eugene Cernan with Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, marked the final chapter of the Apollo program. The missions primary objective was to study the Taurus-Littrow highlands, believed to contain both ancient and relatively young rock samples. Apollo 17’s crew conducted geological surveys, deployed scientific instruments, and performed experiments in lunar orbit to deepen our understanding of the moon’s history.
