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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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Apollo 16 Recovery
Title
Apollo 16 Recovery
Title
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Full Description:
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The Apollo 16 command module, with astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II and Charles M. Duke Jr. aboard, nears splashdown in the central Pacific Ocean to successfully conclude a lunar landing mission. This overhead picture was taken from a recovery aircraft seconds before the spacecraft hit the water. The splashdown occurred at 290:37:06 ground elapsed time at 1:45:06 a.m. (CST), April 27, 1972, at coordinates of 00:43.2 degrees south latitude and 156:11.4 degrees west longitude, a point approximately 215 miles southeast of Christmas Island.
Full_Description
The Apollo 16 command module, with astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II and Charles M. Duke Jr. aboard, nears splashdown in the central Pacific Ocean to successfully conclude a lunar landing mission. This overhead picture was taken from a recovery aircraft seconds before the spacecraft hit the water. The splashdown occurred at 290:37:06 ground elapsed time at 1:45:06 a.m. (CST), April 27, 1972, at coordinates of 00:43.2 degrees south latitude and 156:11.4 degrees west longitude, a point approximately 215 miles southeast of Christmas Island.
Full Description
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Date:
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04/27/1972
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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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Spacecraft Landings
Subject_Category
Spacecraft Landings
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Apollo 16
Subject_Category
Apollo 16
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Apollo
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Keywords:
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Recovery
Keywords
Recovery
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Splashdown
Keywords
Splashdown
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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Apollo 16
facet_what
Apollo 16
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Pacific Ocean
facet_where
Pacific Ocean
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Christmas Island
facet_where
Christmas Island
facet_where
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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_when:
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April 27, 1972
facet_when
April 27, 1972
facet_when
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facet_when:
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04-27-1972
facet_when
04-27-1972
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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S72-36287
Image_#
S72-36287
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 1503
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1503
UID
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Center:
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JSC
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Center Number:
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S72-36287
Center_Number
S72-36287
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-001503
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-001503
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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unknown
Creator-Photographer
unknown
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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