Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Young and Rover on the Descartes
Full Description:
Astronaut John W. Young, Commander of the Apollo 16 mission, replaces tools in the hand tool carrier at the aft end of the "Rover" Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the second Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Descartes landing site. This photograph was taken by Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Lunar Module pilot. Smokey Mountain, with the large Ravine crater on its flank, is in the left background. This view is looking Northeast.
Date:
04/22/1972
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:
Mountain
Keywords:
Crater
Keywords:
Descartes
Keywords:
Smokey
Keywords:
Ravine
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Crater
facet_what:
Apollo 16
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
04-22-1972
facet_when_year:
1972
Image #:
AS16-110-17960
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1133
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
AS16-110-17960
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001133
Creator-Photographer:
NASA Charles M. Duke Jr.
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Young and Rover on the Descartes