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Also known as Apollo 17 landing site, Taurus-Littrow

thumb|350px|A labeled aerial photo of the Taurus–Littrow valley (north is at the bottom)

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  • Geology
  • Formation and geography
  • Composition
  • Landing site selection
  • Future exploration
  • Craters within Taurus–Littrow
  • See also
  • References
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thumb|350px|A labeled aerial photo of the Taurus–Littrow valley (north is at the bottom)

Taurus–Littrow is a lunar valley located on the near side at the coordinates . It served as the landing site for the American Apollo 17 mission in December 1972, the last crewed mission to the Moon. The valley is located on the southeastern edge of Mare Serenitatis along a ring of mountains formed between 3.8 and 3.9 billion years ago when a large object impacted the Moon, forming the Serenitatis basin and pushing rock outward and upward.

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