NASA Photo ID: S71-54564 File Name: 10075797.jpg
Film Type: 35mm Date Taken: 09/09/71
Title: Apollo 16 prime and backup crewmen during geological field trip in New Mexico
Description:
Dr. Lee Silver (pointing foregroung), California Institute of Technology,
calls a geological feature near Taos, New Mexico, to the attention of
Apollo 16 prime and backup crewmen during a geological field trip. The
crewmen, from left to right, are Astronauts Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar
module pilot; Fred W. Haise Jr., backup commander; Edgar D. Mitchell,
backup Lunar Module pilot; and John W. Young, commander.
Subject terms:
APOLLO 16 FLIGHT
APOLLO PROJECT
ASTRONAUT TRAINING
ASTRONAUTS
EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY
GEOLOGY
NEW MEXICO
SIMULATION
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