AS16-116-18606 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr. works at the front of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) parked in this rock field at a North Ray Crater geological site during the mission’s third extravehicular activity (EVA-3) on April 23, 1972.

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Description: Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr. works at the front of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) parked in this rock field at a North Ray Crater geological site during the mission’s third extravehicular activity (EVA-3) on April 23, 1972. Astronaut John W. Young took this picture with a 70mm Hasselblad camera. While astronauts Young, commander; and Duke, lunar module pilot; descended in the Apollo 16 Lunar Module (LM) “Orion” to explore the Descartes highlands landing site on the Moon, astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) “Casper” in lunar orbit. Original film magazine was labeled E,filmtype was SO-168 (High Speed Color Exterior),60mm lens with a sun elevation of 46 degrees.

Subject Terms: Apollo 16 Flight, Moon (Planet)

Categories: EVA

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: Ground
Apollo 16 - AS16-104-17001 through AS16-M-3023