Eugene A. "Gene" Cernan, USN Ret. (1934-2017)

Among the very last photographs ever taken on the Moon, immediately following a third and final EVA at Taurus Littrow, December 1972, Harrison Schmitt captured a gritty, dusty Apollo 17 cmdr Gene Cernan, just after their retreat to the relative safety of their lander. Findings from the Apollo landings demonstrates the challenge presented by the course fineness of lunar dust to human and spacecraft health. Astronauts report the lunar surface material smelled a bit like ozone and gunpowder.  Cernan, 82, passed away January 16, 2017 [NASA/JSC].

LADEE analysis maps lopsided meteoric dust cloud (June 26, 2015)
Apollo 17 samples further refine bombardment timeline (February 13, 2015)
Earth rising (May 15, 2014)
Range of Reactions to the Chang'e-3 Landing (December 18, 2013)
Snapshots from the Moon and Cislunar Space (July 25, 2013)
Apollo 17, Station 6 (December 15, 2013)
Oblique view of Taurus Littrow, from the West (December 19, 2012)
Apollo 17 lands, ending the Apollo era, 40 years ago (December 11, 2012)
Approach To Taurus Littrow Valley (December 11, 2012)
The last manned launch to the Moon (December 7, 2011)
Taurus Littrow Oblique (September 29, 2012)
Question Answered! (July 17, 2012)
Just Another Crater? (December 13, 2011)
Skimming the Moon (September 6, 2011)
Exploring the Apollo 17 Site (October 28, 2009)