This image captures a moment during the Apollo 16 mission in April 1972, showing the lunar surface.

by Grahamthicke

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  1. The astronaut in the foreground is standing near Plum Crater, which was visited during the mission’s first extravehicular activity. In the background, the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is parked on the far side of a crater approximately 40 meters in diameter. The Apollo 16 crew members, Charles M. Duke, Jr. and John W. Young, explored this area to conduct geological research