Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Apollo 16 Onboard Photograph: Back Side of the Moon
Full Description:
This view of the back side of the Moon was captured by the Apollo 16 mission crew. 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. The mission ended on April 27, 1972.
Date of Image:
1972-04-18
Category:
Saturn Apollo Program
term:
Moon
term:
Apollo 16
term:
Onboard Photo
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_what:
Apollo 16
facet_what:
Apollo 15
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
April 16, 1972
facet_when:
April 27, 1972
facet_when_year:
1972
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
9515834
NIX #:
MSFC-9515834
MSFC Negative Number:
9515834
UID:
SPD-MARSH-9515834
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