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Apollo 14 astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. conducts an experiment near a lunar crater, using an instrument from a two-wheeled cart carrying various tools.

Video. Has a 50-year mystery about playing golf on the moon now been solved?

Updated: 05/02/2021 - 20:03 GMT+1

US astronaut Alan P. Shepard Jr became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon. But there has been a 50-year-old mystery over how far it travelled. Until perhaps now....

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