AS16-116-18647 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, examines closely the surface of a large boulder at North Ray crater during the third Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Descartes landing site.
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Description: Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, examines closely the surface of a large boulder at North Ray crater during the third Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Descartes landing site. This picture was taken by Astronaut John W. Young, commander. Note the chest-mounted 70mm Hasselblad camera. While astronauts Young and Duke descended in the Apollo 16 Lunar Module (LM) “Orion” to explore the Descartes highlands landing site on the Moon, astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) “Casper” in lunar-orbit. Original film magazine was labeled E,filmtype was SO-168 (High Speed Color Exterior),60mm lens with a sun elevation of 46 degrees.
Subject Terms: Apollo 16 Flight, Moon (Planet)
Categories: EVA
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Apollo 16 - AS16-104-17001 through AS16-M-3023