Apollo 17 wasn’t just about footprints and flags. Here the crew sets up instruments and sampling gear to read the Moon’s ancient crust, which preserves impacts and chemistry from over 4 billion years ago. With no air or oceans to erase it, the Moon holds the missing early chapters of Earth’s story. Follow @spaceeves #Apollo17 #LunarGeology #EarthHistory | SpaceEve

This is stabilized POV from the Apollo lunar rover, showing how it really felt to cruise across the Moon. Low gravity, rough terrain and a horizon that never changes, while the surface slips silently under the wheels. Follow @spaceeves #Moon #Apollo #LunarRover #SpaceEves | SpaceEve