AS16-118-18885 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - A good view of the Earth photographed about one and one-half hours after trans-lunar injection on April 16, 1972.

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Description: A good view of the Earth photographed about one and one-half hours after trans-lunar injection on April 16,1972. Although there is much cloud cover,the United States in large part,most of Mexico and some parts of Central America are clearly visible. Note Lake Michigan and Lake Superior and the Bahama Banks (see different shade of blue below Florida). Just beginning man's fifth lunar landing mission were astronauts John W. Young,commander; Thomas K. Mattingly,II,command module pilot and Charles M. Duke,Jr.,lunar module pilot. While astronauts Young and Duke descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Orion" to explore the Descartes highlands region of the Moon,astronaut Mattingly remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Casper" in lunar-orbit. Original film magazine was labeled NN,filmtype was SO-368 (Color Exterior),80mm lens.

Subject Terms: Apollo 16 Flight, Moon (Planet)

Categories: Earth Observations

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Apollo 16 - AS16-104-17001 through AS16-M-3023