National Geographic USA - August 2017

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Namesakes Charles Duke never reached what Apollo 16 dubbed Dot Crater, for his wife, Dorothy, or Cat Crater, an acronym for sons ...

A MOON MUSEUM 65 Falcon Landings Swing and Pitch The Fallen ìHow ’bout that? Ö Mr. Galileo was correct,î declared Apollo 15 com- ...

Space Odyssey Astronaut Scott Kelly reflects on his yearlong journey aboard the International Space Station in this exclusive ex ...

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SPACE ODYSSEY 75 David Saint-Jacques, a Canadian astronaut at Mission Control in Houston, will talk us through the capture proce ...

76 | DISPATCHES | KENYA Warriors to the Rescue Trailblazing indigenous communities in northern Kenya are working together to sav ...

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78 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC • AUGUST 2017 (February, March, September, and October) the Samburu deepen their “singing wells,” and ele ...

WARRIORS TO THE RESCUE 79 drink and that the baby, reunited with its mother and family, will be safe. But after 36 tense hours i ...

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Above: A feel-good dirt bath is just the thing in the heat of the day. A coating of soil helps protect sensitive elephant skin b ...

THESE MEN SAY THEY’RE THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST. THEIR DISCIPLES AGREE. ...