Descartes Highlands
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The Descartes Highlands is an area of lunar highlands located on the near side that served as the landing site of the American Apollo 16 mission in early 1972. The Descartes Highlands is located in th
Aerial photo of the Descartes Highlands with features and Apollo 16 mission traverses labeled.
Apollo 16 view from the side of Stone Mountain, looking across the valley between Stone Mountain and the Smoky Mountains (towards the north from Station 4/Cinco Crater in the aerial photo above). Ravine Crater, labeled in the northern portion of the photo above, is visible here at upper left.
Apollo 16
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Apollo 16 was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon. It was the second of Apollo's "J missions", w
Descartes Highlands
…The Descartes Highlands is an area of lunar highlands located on the near side that served as the landing site of the American Apollo 16 mission in early 1972. The Descartes Highlands is located in the area surrounding Descartes crater, after which the feature received its name. Two major…
John Young saluting the United States flag while jumping up on the Moon, with the Apollo Lunar Module Orion and Lunar Roving Vehicle in the background
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Apollo 16 space-flown silver Robbins medallion
Location of the Apollo 16 landing site