Tuesday, November 8, 2011

NASA - Apollo 16 Lunar Module 'Orion' seen from the Lunar Rover

The Apollo 16 Lunar Module "Orion" is photographed from a distance by astronaut Chares M. Duke Jr., Lunar Module pilot, aboard the moving Lunar Roving Vehicle.

Astronauts Duke and Commander John W. Young, were returning from the third Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-2).

The RCA colour television camera mounted on the LRV is in the foreground. A portion of the LRV's high-gain antenna is at top left.

Image Credit: NASA and Chares M. Duke Jr.

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