Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Driving on the Descartes
Full Description:
Astronaut John W. Young, Apollo 16 mission commander, drives the "Rover", Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) to its final parking place near the end of the third extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Descartes landing site. Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Lunar Module pilot, took this photograph looking southward. The flank of Stone Mountain can be seen on the horizon at left. The shadow of the Lunar Module "Orion" is visible in the foreground.
Date:
04/23/1972
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Apollo 16
Subject Category:
EVAs-Moonwalk
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
John
Keywords:
Young
Keywords:
Vehicle
Keywords:
Rover
Keywords:
Lunar
Keywords:
Moonwalk
Keywords:
Roving
Keywords:
LRV
Keywords:
16
Keywords:
Descartes
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Orion
facet_what:
Apollo 16
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
04-23-1972
facet_when_year:
1972
Image #:
AS16-115-18559
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1135
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
AS16-115-18559
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001135
Creator-Photographer:
NASA Charles M. Duke Jr.
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Driving on the Descartes