Back to photostream

Young and Rover on the Descartes

Astronaut John W. Young, Commander of the Apollo 16 mission, replaces tools in the hand tool carrier at the aft end of the "Rover" Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) 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. Smokey Mountain, with the large Ravine crater on its flank, is in the left background. This view is looking Northeast.

 

NASA Media Usage Guidelines

 

Credit: NASA

Image Number: AS16-110-17960

Date: April 22, 1972

65,836 views
62 faves
0 comments
Uploaded on April 22, 2025
Taken on April 22, 1972