Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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
Subject Category:
EVAs-Moonwalk
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
Vehicle
Keywords:
Rover
Keywords:
Lunar
Keywords:
Charles
Keywords:
Moonwalk
Keywords:
Roving
Keywords:
LRV
Keywords:
Duke
Keywords:
Charlie
Keywords:
16
Keywords:
Crater
Keywords:
Descartes
Keywords:
Plum
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Crater
facet_what:
Apollo 16
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
04-21-1972
facet_when_year:
1972
Image #:
AS16-114-18423
orignial url:
http://grin.hq.nasa…
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1132
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
AS16-114-18423
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001132
Creator-Photographer:
NASA John W. Young
Original Source:
DIGITAL
Image ID:
126445
Resolution Size:
5
Format:
JP2
Media Type:
Image
File Name:
GPN-2000-001132.jp2
Width:
3000
Height:
3033

Duke on the Craters Edge