NASA Photo ID: AS16-107-17446      File Name: 10075841.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 04/22/72
Title: Astronaut Charles Duke near Lunar Roving Vehicle at Station no. 4 during EVA
Description:
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.               
Subject terms:
APOLLO 16 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
ASTRONAUTS                              
EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY                 
LUNAR EXPLORATION                       
LUNAR ROVING VEHICLES                   
LUNAR SURFACE                           
LUNAR SURFACE VEHICLES                  

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