Space / 1972-04-23
Astronaut John Young collecting samples at North Ray crater during EVA
Astronaut John Young collecting samples at North Ray crater during EVA
NASA's image library records Astronaut John Young collecting samples at North Ray crater during EVA.
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AS16-117-18826 (23 April 1972) --- Astronaut John W. Young collects samples at the North Ray Crater geological site during the mission's third and final Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA). He has a rake in his hand, and the gnomon is near his foot. Note how soiled Young's Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) is. While astronauts Young, commander