NASA Photo ID: AS16-110-17960 File Name: 10075846.jpg
Film Type: 70mm BW Date Taken: 04/22/72
Title: Astronaut John Young replaces tools in Lunar Roving Vehicle during EVA
Description:
Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission,
replaces tools in the Apollo lunar hand tool carrier at the aft end of the
Lunar Roving Vehicle during the second Apollo 16 extravehicular activity
(EVA-2) at the Descartes landing site. This photograph was taken by
Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot. Smoky Mountain, with
the large Ravine crater on its flank, is in the left background. This view
is looking northeast.
Subject terms:
APOLLO 16 FLIGHT
APOLLO PROJECT
ASTRONAUTS
EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY
LUNAR ROVING VEHICLES
LUNAR SURFACE
LUNAR SURFACE VEHICLES
TOOLS
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