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Astronaut John Young photographed collecting lunar samples
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Astronaut John Young photographed collecting lunar samples

NASA / JSC · 1972-04-23 · photograph (digital archive)

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AS16-106-17340 (23 April 1972) --- 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) 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 (LRV) is parked in the field of large boulders in the background.

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APOLLO 16 FLIGHTAPOLLO PROJECTASTRONAUTSCOLLECTIONCRATERSSAMPLESEXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITYLUNAR ROCKSLUNAR SURFACE
Credit lineAstronaut John Young photographed collecting lunar samples. NASA/JSC, 1972-04-23. Public domain. ID: as16-106-17340.
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