Open User Keys Help in Second Window Jump to main content
GRIN - Great Images in NASA
Browse by Subject
Browse by Center
Search by Keywords
Frequent Questions
How to Use GRIN
Copyright Information
NASA InsigniaVisit NASA's home Site. 		Photo Banner of four images in GRIN.
Main Content
Astronaut Charles Duke with Lunar Rover on Moon Main Content
NASA Center: Headquarters
Image # : 72-HC-420
Date : 05/02/1972

Title

Astronaut Charles Duke with Lunar Rover on Moon

Full Description

Astronaut Charles M. Duke, Jr., lunar module pilot during the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, worked at the Lunar Roving Vehicle in center background. The lunar surface around Duke was scattered with small rocks and boulders. Other Apollo 16 astronauts were John W. Young, commander, and Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, who remained with the Command and Service Module in lunar orbit.

Keywords

Charles Duke Lunar Rover Apollo 16 John Young Thomas Mattingly Moon

Subject Category

Apollo 16, Astronauts, EVA-Moonwalk, Earths Moon

Reference Numbers

  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: 72-HC-420
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000071

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

ResolutionFormatWidth
(Pixels)		Height
(Pixels)		Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail JPEG 90 86 11
Small JPEG 640 611 350
Medium JPEG 1500 1433 1,367
Large JPEG 3000 2866 3,309

Jump to main content

Other relevant NASA Web sites:
• NASA Headquarters
• NASA History Office
• NASA Image eXchange (NIX)
• NASA Multimedia Gallery
• NASA Human Spaceflight

Updated Aug 20, 2009 • History Questions: NASA History Office
• Responsible NASA Official: Steve Garber
• Author: Michael Hahn.  Editor: Dwayne A. Day
• Curator & Technical Questions: Erin Needham
• NASA's Privacy Statement