Americans Return to the Moon after over 50 YearsThe nearside of the Earth’s Moon, photographed by the Galileo spacecraft on its way to the Jupiter system on December 7, 1992. Source: NASA/JPL/Caltech (NASA photo # PIA00405)The Odysseus, an unmanned lunar lander, set down on the Moon on Feb. 22, 2024, over 50 years since any American vessel was sent to the Moon. Apollo 17, NASA’s last mission to the Moon in December 1972, was the last time humans were on the moon. “Moon Phases” shows 62 phases of the moon as seen from Earth, 62 phases visible from other viewpoints in space, and one lunar eclipse.”Discussion Questions1. 11, 2024)NASA, “Laser Instrument on NASA’s LRO Successfully ‘Pings’ Indian Moon Lander,” science.nasa.gov, Jan. 18, 2024NASA, “Soviet Lunar Missions,” nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov (accessed Mar.

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