| NASA Center: |
Johnson Space Center |
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| Image # : |
S72-36287 |
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| Date : |
04/27/1972
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Title
Apollo 16 Recovery
Full Description
The Apollo 16 command module, with astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly
II and Charles M. Duke Jr. aboard, nears splashdown in the central Pacific Ocean
to successfully conclude a lunar landing mission. This overhead picture was
taken from a recovery aircraft seconds before the spacecraft hit the water. The
splashdown occurred at 290:37:06 ground elapsed time at 1:45:06 a.m.
(CST), April 27, 1972, at coordinates of 00:43.2 degrees south latitude and
156:11.4 degrees west longitude, a point approximately 215 miles southeast of
Christmas Island.
Keywords
Apollo 16 Recovery Splashdown
Subject Category
Spacecraft Landings, Apollo 16,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JSC
- Center Number:
S72-36287
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001503
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: unknown
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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18 |
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640 |
640 |
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Medium |
.jpg |
1500 |
1500 |
3,326 |
Large |
.jpg |
3000 |
3000 |
10,756 |
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