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The first scientist on the Moon, geologist Jack Schmitt, examining and collecting soil and rock samples during the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. Photographed by the mission commander, Gene Cernan.
1972: Lunar Geology – Insights from Apollo Astronaut Harrison Schmitt

The Apollo Moon missions, particularly with geologist-astronaut Harrison Schmitt, showed that Earth's geological principles apply to lunar exploration, contributing significantly to our understanding of the Moon and planetary geology