COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Record
Title:
Duke on the Craters Edge
Full Description:
Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Lunar Module pilot of the Apollo 16 mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples at Station no. 1 during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site. This picture, looking eastward, was taken by Astronaut John W. Young, commander. Duke is standing at the rim of Plum crater, which is 40 meters in diameter and 10 meters deep. The parked Lunar Roving Vehicle can be seen in the left background.
Date:
04/21/1972
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Apollo 16
Keywords:
16
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Apollo 16
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
04-21-1972
facet_when_year:
1972
Image #:
AS16-114-18423
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-001132
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
AS16-114-18423
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001132
Creator-Photographer:
NASA John W. Young
Original Source:
DIGITAL
