1972 saw humanity's last crewed mission to the Moon of the 20th century, Apollo 17.
Launches
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Launches from the Moon
Deep space rendezvous in 1972 February 21 – Luna 20, 55g from Apollonius Crater (sample return mission) April 21 – Apollo 16, 95 kg from Descartes Highlands (sample return mission) July 22 – Venera 8 atmospheric probe worked for 50 min on the Venerian surface December 11 – Apollo 17, 111 kg from Taurus–Littrow (sample return mission)
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