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Apollo 16 Mission image - Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, drives the Lunar Roving Vehicle LRV to its final parking place near the end of the third Apollo 16 extravehicular activity EVA-3 at the Descartes landing

AS16-116-18578 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) just prior to deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) on April 21, 1972. Note the Ultraviolet (UV) Camera/Spectrometer to the right of the Lunar Module (LM) ladder.

AS16-109-17804 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, stands on the rim of Plum Crater while collecting lunar samples at Station 1 during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Descartes landing site

AS16-115-18559 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, drives the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) to its final parking place near the end of the third Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Descartes landing site.

AS16-114-18433 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - View of the Lunar Portable Magnetometer mounted on the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) which was parked at Station 2 on the Descartes lunar landing site

AS17-162-24050 - Apollo 17 - Apollo 17, Eugene A. Cernan dozing during the final lunar landing mission

AS16-118-18895 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Distant view of the Lunar Module (LM) in lunar orbit above the lunar surface during Revolution 12 of the Apollo 16 mission

AS16-114-18422 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - A view of Plum Crater, which was visited by the two Moon-exploring crew members of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, on their first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) traverse, April 21, 1972.

AS16-120-19187 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Earth rise scene taken during the second revolution of the moon.

AS16-110-17961 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Astronaut John W. Young replaces tools in the Apollo Lunar Hand Tool (ALHT) carrier at the aft end of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the second Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the high side of Stone Mountain at the Descartes landing site.

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Description: Astronaut John W. Young replaces tools in the Apollo Lunar Hand Tool (ALHT) carrier at the aft end of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the second Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the high side of Stone Mountain at the Descartes landing site. Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr. took this photograph near the conclusion of Station 4 activities. Smoky Mountain, with the large Ravine Crater on its flank, is in the left background. This view is looking northeast. 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 H,film type was 3401 (High Speed Black and White),60mm lens with a sun elevation of 35 degrees.

Subject Terms: Apollo 16 Flight, Moon (Planet)

Categories: EVA

Original: Film - 70MM B&W

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: Ground

Apollo 16 - AS16-104-17001 through AS16-M-3023

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