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AS16-107-17446 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - View Charles M. Duke Jr., beside the Lunar Roving Vehicle at Station no. 4
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Description: Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, stands beside 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 on the Moon. 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. Original film magazine was labeled C, film type was SO-168 (Ektachrome EF High Speed Color Reversal), 60mm lens with a sun elevation of 35 degrees.
Subject Terms: Apollo 16 Flight, Moon (Planet), Astronauts
Categories: EVA
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: Ground
Apollo 16 - AS16-104-17001 through AS16-M-3023
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