AS16-113-18334 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - View of the Lunar Module (LM) “Orion” parked on the lunar surface.
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Description: View of the Lunar Module (LM) “Orion” parked on the lunar surface. During their post mission press conference, the Apollo 16 crew members called attention to the steerable S-band antenna, which was ``frozen`` in a yaw axis during much of the flight. This view of the LM was photographed by astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., the lunar module pilot, during the mission's first extravehicular activity (EVA-1). Astronauts John W. Young, commander, and Duke had earlier descended in the LM to explore the Descartes region of the Moon, while 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 A,filmtype was SO-168 (High Speed Color Exterior),60mm lens with a sun elevation of 22 degrees.
Subject Terms: Apollo 16 Flight, Moon (Planet)
Categories: EVA
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: Ground
Apollo 16 - AS16-104-17001 through AS16-M-3023
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