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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Duke on the Descartes
Title
Duke on the Descartes
Title
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Full Description:
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Apollo 16 astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., pilot of the Lunar Module "Orion", stands near the Rover, Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) at Station no. 4, near Stone Mountain, during the second Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Descartes landing site. Light rays from South Ray crater can be seen at upper left. The gnomon, which is used as a photographic reference to establish local vertical Sun angle, scale, and lunar color, is deployed in the center foreground. Note angularity of rocks in the area.
Full_Description
Apollo 16 astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., pilot of the Lunar Module "Orion", stands near the Rover, Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) at Station no. 4, near Stone Mountain, during the second Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Descartes landing site. Light rays from South Ray crater can be seen at upper left. The gnomon, which is used as a photographic reference to establish local vertical Sun angle, scale, and lunar color, is deployed in the center foreground. Note angularity of rocks in the area.
Full Description
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Date:
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04/22/1972
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NASA Center:
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Johnson Space Center
NASA_Center
Johnson Space Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Apollo 16
Subject_Category
Apollo 16
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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EVAs-Moonwalk
Subject_Category
EVAs-Moonwalk
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Apollo
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Keywords:
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Charles
Keywords
Charles
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Moonwalk
Keywords
Moonwalk
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Duke
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Keywords:
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Charlie
Keywords
Charlie
Keywords
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Keywords:
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16
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Orion
facet_what
Orion
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Crater
facet_what
Crater
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Apollo 16
facet_what
Apollo 16
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
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facet_who:
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John Young
facet_who
John Young
facet_who
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facet_when:
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04-22-1972
facet_when
04-22-1972
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1972
facet_when_year
1972
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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AS16-107-17446
Image_#
AS16-107-17446
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1123
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1123
UID
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Center:
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JSC
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Center Number:
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AS16-107-17446
Center_Number
AS16-107-17446
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-001123
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-001123
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA John Young
Creator-Photographer
NASA John Young
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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