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Vertical view of Apollo 16 landing site located Descartes area lunar nearside

Vertical view of Apollo 16 landing site located Descartes area lunar n...

S71-44150 (February 1971) --- A vertical view of the Apollo 16 landing site located in the Descartes area on the lunar nearside. The overlay indicates the location of the proposed touchdown point for the Apollo... More

AS16-117-18728 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Apollo 16 lunar module pilot, exposed this view of ``Shadow Rock`` with his 70mm Hasselblad camera during the mission's third and final extravehicular activity (EVA-3), on April 23, 1972.

AS16-117-18728 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Astronaut Charl...

The original database describes this as: Description: Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Apollo 16 lunar module pilot, exposed this view of ``Shadow Rock`` with his 70mm Hasselblad camera during the mission's thir... More

Astronauts Young and Duke begin simulated lunar surface traverse at KSC

Astronauts Young and Duke begin simulated lunar surface traverse at KS...

S72-30695 (22 Dec. 1971) --- Astronauts John W. Young, right, Apollo 16 commander, and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, maneuver a training version of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) about a field at Ken... More

View of "Shadow Rock" taken during third extravehicular activity

View of "Shadow Rock" taken during third extravehicular activity

AS16-117-18728 (23 April 1972) --- Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, exposed this view of the huge "Shadow Rock" with his 70mm Hasselblad camera during the mission's third and final extravehicu... More