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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh human being to walk on the Moon. As he re-entered the Apollo Lunar Module after Harrison Schmitt on their third and final lunar excursion, he remains as of 2023, famously: “The last human on the Moon". Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Houston, Texas, U.S.

Detailed explanation-2: -Apollo 17 commander Eugene Cernan is covered in lunar dust after the mission’s second moonwalk. On December 14, 1972, Cernan took his final steps on the moon and no one has been back since.

Detailed explanation-3: -The last crewed mission to the Moon was Apollo 17, taking place between 7 and 19 December 1972. It was a 12-day mission and broke many records, the longest space walk, the longest lunar landing and the largest lunar samples brought back to Earth. Harrison H.

Detailed explanation-4: -In December 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last man to walk on the Moon, leaving behind only his footprints and daughter’s initials in the lunar dust. Forty years after the final lunar landing, Cernan reflects upon his remarkable journey and extraordinary life.