NASA Photo ID: AS16-109-17804      File Name: 10075840.jpg
Film Type: 70mm BW                 Date Taken: 04/21/72
Title: Astronaut John Young on rim of Plum crater gathering lunar rock samples
Description:
Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, 
stands on the rim of Plum crater while collecting lunar rock samples at 
Station No.1 during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at 
the Descartes landing site. This scene, looking eastward, was photographed
by  Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot. The small boulder in
the  center foreground was chip sampled by the crewmen. Plum crater is 40
meters  in diameter and 10 meters deep. The Lunar Roving Vehicle is parked
on the far  rim of the crater. The gnomon, which is used as a photographic
reference to  establish local vertical sun angle, scale, and lunar color,
is deployed in  the center of the picture. Young holds a geological hammer
in his right hand.            

Subject terms:
APOLLO 16 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
ASTRONAUTS                              
COLLECTION                              
CRATERS                                 
LUNAR LANDING SITES                     
LUNAR ROCKS                             
LUNAR SURFACE                           
SAMPLES                                 

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