| NASA Center: |
Johnson Space Center |
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| Image # : |
AS16-107-17446 |
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| Date : |
04/22/1972
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Title
Duke on the Descartes
Full Description
Apollo 16 astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., pilot of the Lunar Module
"Orion", stands near the Rover, Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) at Station
no. 4, near Stone Mountain, during the second Apollo 16 extravehicular
activity (EVA-2) at the Descartes landing site.
Light rays from South Ray crater can be seen at upper left. The gnomon,
which is used as a photographic reference to establish local vertical
Sun angle, scale, and lunar color, is deployed in the center
foreground. Note angularity of rocks in the area.
Keywords
Apollo 16 Charles Duke Charlie Duke Moonwalk
Subject Category
EVAs-Moonwalk, Apollo 16,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JSC
- Center Number:
AS16-107-17446
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001123
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA John Young
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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3000 |
3104 |
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