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Astronaut John Young leaps from lunar surface to salute flag
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AS16-113-18339 (21 April 1972) --- Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, leaps from the lunar surface as he salutes the United States flag at the Descartes landing site during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, took this picture. The Lunar Module (LM) "Orion" is on the left. The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is parked beside the LM.
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Credit lineAstronaut John Young leaps from lunar surface to salute flag. NASA/JSC, 1971-04-20. Public domain. ID: as16-113-18339.
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