i. Astronaut John Young beside the lunar rover and lunar module "Orion", April 16-27, 1972
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'AS16-116-18578' in red on top margin on recto, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks on verso

ii. A sun-drenched view of "thumper" imprints on the lunar surface, April 16-27, 1972
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'AS16-113-18381' in red on top margin on recto, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks on verso

iii. The lunar rover parked in a lunar depression on the slopes of Stone mountain, a sample collection bag in the foreground, April 16-27, 1972
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'AS16-107-17473' in red on top margin on recto, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks on verso

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The Active Seismic Experiment on Apollo 16 (the imprints of which can be seen in photograph ii.) involved astronauts deplying a "thumper" device to detonate small charges along a long geophone line beneath the lunar surface. The objective of the experiment was to better understand the structure of the lunar crust, up to a kilometre deep. The detonation created a small obscuring cloud of moon dust, which the astronauts were concerned may damage their cameras and picture quality.

122:07:43 Young: Okay, Charlie. Hold still.
122:07:45 Duke: I'm still.
122:07:48 Young: 4, 3, 2, 1, Fire. Ha, ha, ha! Look at that.