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Apollo 16 Landing Site

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Apollo 16 Landing Site
Descartes Highlands, April 21—24, 1972
John Young and Charlie Duke undertook the first and only exploration of a purely highlands site. Their goal was to sample the light plains deposits thought to be remnants of a volcanic eruption. The light plains turned out to be material from the ancient Imbrium Basin that flowed hundreds of kilometers. Their explorations covered more than 26 kilometers (16 miles).

Image ID: M175179080LR
Camera: NAC
Image width: 2.25 km (1.4 mi.)

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