Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Duke on the Descartes
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.
Date:
04/22/1972
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Apollo 16
Subject Category:
EVAs-Moonwalk
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
Charles
Keywords:
Moonwalk
Keywords:
Duke
Keywords:
Charlie
Keywords:
16
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Orion
facet_what:
Crater
facet_what:
Apollo 16
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_who:
John Young
facet_when:
04-22-1972
facet_when_year:
1972
Image #:
AS16-107-17446
orignial url:
http://grin.hq.nasa…
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1123
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
AS16-107-17446
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001123
Creator-Photographer:
NASA John Young
Original Source:
DIGITAL
Image ID:
126453
Resolution Size:
6
Format:
JP2
Media Type:
Image
File Name:
GPN-2000-001123.jp2
Width:
3000
Height:
3104

Duke on the Descartes

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