Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera

Apollo 16

Sun Angle:

United States

Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke landed the Apollo 16 Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) in the Descartes Highlands [8.9734° S, 16.5011° E]. Young and Duke landed at 02:23:35 UTC on 21 April 1972, and stayed on the lunar surface for 2 days and 23 hours, during which they performed three Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVA) totaling 20.25 hours and collecting 95.71 kg of lunar samples.


Take a look at these related Featured Image posts:

Image ID:
Longitude:
Latitude:
Incidence Angle:
Phase Angle:
Pixel Scale:
Original Pixel Scale:
Time:
Local Solar Time: