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Apollo 16: Charles Duke near Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV)

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-apo16-30008

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 26 cm

Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, stands near the Lunar Roving Vehicle at Station no. 4, near Stone Mountain, during the second Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Descartes landing site. Light rays from South Ray crater can be seen at upper left. The gnomon, which is used as a photographic reference to establish local vertical Sun angle, scale, and lunar color, is deployed in the center foreground. Note angularity of rocks in the area.

Keywords for this photo:

1972 - APOLLO - APOLLO 16 - ASTRONAUT - DUKE CHARLES - GNOMON - HORIZON - HUMAN - LRV - LUNAR SURFACE - LUNAR VEHICLE - MAN - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - MOON - MOON DUST - MOONWALK - SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT - SOIL - SPACE - SPACE SUIT -