Scientists have begun studying the last sample that came from the Moon, 50 years ago, in 1972. The sample was brought to Earth by Apollo-17 astronauts.
When the Apollo 15 and 17 missions returned to Earth with pieces of the Moon in 1971 and 1972, some of the samples were deliberately set aside for the future.
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