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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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Apollo 16 Splashdown
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Apollo 16 Splashdown
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Full Description:
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The Apollo 16 Command Module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 27, 1972 after an 11-day moon exploration mission. The sixth manned lunar landing mission, the Apollo 16 (SA-511), carrying three astronauts: Mission Commander John W. Young, Command Module pilot Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Lunar Module pilot Charles M. Duke, lifted off on April 16, 1972. The Apollo 16 continued the broad-scale geological, geochemical, and geophysical mapping of the Moon?s crust, begun by the Apollo 15, from lunar orbit. This mission marked the first use of the Moon as an astronomical observatory by using the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph which photographed ultraviolet light emitted by Earth and other celestial objects. The Lunar Roving Vehicle, developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center, was also used.
Full_Description
The Apollo 16 Command Module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 27, 1972 after an 11-day moon exploration mission. The sixth manned lunar landing mission, the Apollo 16 (SA-511), carrying three astronauts: Mission Commander John W. Young, Command Module pilot Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Lunar Module pilot Charles M. Duke, lifted off on April 16, 1972. The Apollo 16 continued the broad-scale geological, geochemical, and geophysical mapping of the Moon?s crust, begun by the Apollo 15, from lunar orbit. This mission marked the first use of the Moon as an astronomical observatory by using the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph which photographed ultraviolet light emitted by Earth and other celestial objects. The Lunar Roving Vehicle, developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center, was also used.
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Date of Image:
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1972-04-27
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1972-04-27
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Category:
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Saturn Apollo Program
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Saturn Apollo Program
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term:
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Launch
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term:
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Apollo 16
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term:
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Manned Lunar Landing
Keywords
Manned Lunar Landing
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term:
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Young
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Mattingly
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Duke
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Splashdown
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Earth
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Earth
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Moon
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Moon
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Saturn
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Saturn
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Apollo 16
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Apollo 16
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Apollo 15
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Apollo 15
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Saturn
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Saturn
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Pacific Ocean
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Pacific Ocean
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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April 16, 1972
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April 16, 1972
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April 27, 1972
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April 27, 1972
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facet_when_year:
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1972
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1972
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
Reference_Number
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
Reference Number
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MIX #:
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0401429
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NIX #:
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MSFC-0401429
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MSFC Negative Number:
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0401429
MSFC_Negative_Number
0401429
MSFC Negative Number
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-0401429
UID
SPD-MARSH-0401429
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