a16_v_c_o_AKP (S-72-16940, 72-H-80 eq)
“APOLLO 16 LANDING SITE-----An artist’s concept illustrating an eastward view of the Apollo 16 Descartes landing site. The white overlay indicates the scheduled traverses by the Apollo 16 astronauts in the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The Roman numerals are the EVAs: and the Arabic numbers are the station stops along the traverses. The Descartes landing area is generally west of the Sea of Nectar and southwest of the Sea of Tranquility. The LRV traverses extend northward to the Smokey Mountains near Station 14 and southward to Stone Mountain near Station 4. Astronauts John W. Young, commander, and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, will descend in the Lunar Module to the lunar surface to explore the Descartes landing site, while Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, will remain with the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit.”
Let’s face it, out of the Apollo “J” missions, the Apollo 16 Descartes Highlands landing site was by far the least visually interesting. Other than ‘House Rock’ & North Ray crater, it was pretty dull.
Did that contribute to this being basically nonexistent online? Although it is buried & languishing at the following decremented long-defunct website. Although grateful, I’m appalled that, pathetically, THIS is still the only place I find low-resolution images, with their ID numbers. In fact, multiple nice images ‘exist’ within this untended gravesite. Sad:
science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS16/10075...
science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS16/10075...
Although I assume there was one, I don’t even remember the Tang poster for this landing site…or that I even had it…whereas I clearly recall having Apollo 15 & 17. That’s pretty bad…I feel sorta guilty.
Very nice artwork by NASA artist Jerry L. Elmore, responsible for the Apollo 15 & 17 depictions as well.
a16_v_c_o_AKP (S-72-16940, 72-H-80 eq)
“APOLLO 16 LANDING SITE-----An artist’s concept illustrating an eastward view of the Apollo 16 Descartes landing site. The white overlay indicates the scheduled traverses by the Apollo 16 astronauts in the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The Roman numerals are the EVAs: and the Arabic numbers are the station stops along the traverses. The Descartes landing area is generally west of the Sea of Nectar and southwest of the Sea of Tranquility. The LRV traverses extend northward to the Smokey Mountains near Station 14 and southward to Stone Mountain near Station 4. Astronauts John W. Young, commander, and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, will descend in the Lunar Module to the lunar surface to explore the Descartes landing site, while Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, will remain with the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit.”
Let’s face it, out of the Apollo “J” missions, the Apollo 16 Descartes Highlands landing site was by far the least visually interesting. Other than ‘House Rock’ & North Ray crater, it was pretty dull.
Did that contribute to this being basically nonexistent online? Although it is buried & languishing at the following decremented long-defunct website. Although grateful, I’m appalled that, pathetically, THIS is still the only place I find low-resolution images, with their ID numbers. In fact, multiple nice images ‘exist’ within this untended gravesite. Sad:
science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS16/10075...
science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS16/10075...
Although I assume there was one, I don’t even remember the Tang poster for this landing site…or that I even had it…whereas I clearly recall having Apollo 15 & 17. That’s pretty bad…I feel sorta guilty.
Very nice artwork by NASA artist Jerry L. Elmore, responsible for the Apollo 15 & 17 depictions as well.