NASA Photo ID: AS16-106-17340      File Name: 10075852.jpg
Film Type: 70mm BW                 Date Taken: 04/23/72
Title: Astronaut John Young photographed collecting lunar samples
Description:
Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission,
is  photographed collecting lunar samples near North Ray crater during the
third  Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Descartes landing
site. This  picture was taken by Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar
module pilot. Young  is using the lunar surface rake and a set of tongs.
The Lunar Roving Vehicle  is parked in the field of large boulders in the
background.                 
Subject terms:
APOLLO 16 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
ASTRONAUTS                              
COLLECTION                              
CRATERS                                 
EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY                 
LUNAR ROCKS                             
LUNAR SURFACE                           
SAMPLES                                 

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