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[Apollo 16] JOHN YOUNG COLLECTING LUNAR SAMPLES BELOW THE ROVER PARKED UPHILL AT STATION 11 Charles Duke, 16-27 April 1972, EVA 3
14 – 28 April 2025, 12:00 CEST
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[Apollo 16] JOHN YOUNG COLLECTING LUNAR SAMPLES BELOW THE ROVER PARKED UPHILL AT STATION 11
Charles Duke, 16-27 April 1972, EVA 3
Printed 1972.
Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper [NASA image AS16-106-17340].
With NASA caption numbered "72-H-595" on the reverse (issued by NASA Head Quarters, Washington, D.C.).
25.4 x 20.3 cm. (10 x 8 in).
Historical context
A superb side portrait of Charles Duke.
The stunning detail of this black-and-white photograph (captured on magazine 106/K) highlights Duke's chest-mounted Hasselblad camera in the foreground and the Lunar Rover in the background, creating a powerful composition.
On his way from the Lunar Rover, parked at Station 11 on the rim of North Ray Crater, to the massive House Rock, John Young stopped about halfway to collect samples. The Rover is positioned over the rise in a field of boulders visible in the background, while large white breccia boulders previously explored by the crew appear along the right horizon.
Young is seen using a lunar surface rake in his right hand while holding a sample bag in his left. The tongs mark the area to be sampled. The rake was designed to collect a comprehensive selection of small rock fragments (1 to 3 cm in diametre) along with finer sand-sized material, offering a more complete geological history of the area than isolated rock samples alone. The mobility afforded by the lunar suit made raking a one-arm operation.
Printed 1972.
Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper [NASA image AS16-106-17340].
With NASA caption numbered "72-H-595" on the reverse (issued by NASA Head Quarters, Washington, D.C.).
25.4 x 20.3 cm. (10 x 8 in).
Historical context
A superb side portrait of Charles Duke.
The stunning detail of this black-and-white photograph (captured on magazine 106/K) highlights Duke's chest-mounted Hasselblad camera in the foreground and the Lunar Rover in the background, creating a powerful composition.
On his way from the Lunar Rover, parked at Station 11 on the rim of North Ray Crater, to the massive House Rock, John Young stopped about halfway to collect samples. The Rover is positioned over the rise in a field of boulders visible in the background, while large white breccia boulders previously explored by the crew appear along the right horizon.
Young is seen using a lunar surface rake in his right hand while holding a sample bag in his left. The tongs mark the area to be sampled. The rake was designed to collect a comprehensive selection of small rock fragments (1 to 3 cm in diametre) along with finer sand-sized material, offering a more complete geological history of the area than isolated rock samples alone. The mobility afforded by the lunar suit made raking a one-arm operation.
Footnotes
Literature
A Man on the Moon, Chaikin, p. 166
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