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Charles Duke

Portrait of John Young with the Lunar Rover and the American Flag at the Descartes landing site

Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, EVA 3, 170:17:40 GET

Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS16-117-18853” in red in top margin (NASA MSC), with three filing holes in top margin

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John Young

The Lunar Rover parked at its final VIP site facing the Descartes landing site

Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, EVA 3, 170:41:04 GET

Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS16-116-18716” in red in top margin (NASA MSC), with three filing holes in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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Duke took this portrait of Young working at the Rover before stowing his camera during EVA close-out activities near the LM.
The American Flag is behind the Lunar Rover antenna.

170:17:25 Duke: (To Houston) Okay, I’m gonna put magazine Foxtrot (aka Mag 117/F) into the ETB (Equipment Transfer Bag), and it’s got 130 frames exposed.
170:17:33 England (Mission Control): Okay. (Pause)
170:17:37 Duke: Hey, John.
170:17:38 Young: Yeah.
170:17:40 Duke: Take a look.
170:17:43 England: Okay, Charlie; you should have… (Pause) Charlie; you should have...
170:17:56 Duke: What did you say, Tony?
170:17:57 England: ...seven Hasselblads and three DAC magazines...Actually be six in there right now; one’s still on John’s camera.
170:18:09 Duke: Okay. Stand by.

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Young drove the Lunar Rover to its final parking place 80 m away from the LM so that its TV camera could record the liftoff from the Moon.

The American flag is in the right background and the lunar-science station is in the far left background.
The hand controller of the Rover (left foreground) and a lunar rock on Duke’s LMP seat are visible.
The lunar penetrometer is in the right foreground at the near edge of the Aft Pallet behind the seats.