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21 Greatest-Ever Space Photos

21. Moon Buggy

21. Moon Buggy

Few species of photograph are as purely, simply awe-inspiring as those taken of—or from—the outer reaches of space. We've collected our 21 favorites. Case in point? Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan takes a ride on the moon, December, 1972, fulfilling, by proxy, the dreams of both nerds and gearheads everywhere.

Photo: Time Life Pictures./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1973
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