Astronaut John Young Salutes U.S. Flag on Lunar Surface During Apollo 16 Mission [Image 2 of 2]

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02.04.2013

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Astronaut John Young leaps from the lunar surface as he salutes the U.S. flag at the Descartes landing site during an Apollo 16 extravehicular activity, April 21, 1972. The lunar module "Orion" is on the left. The lunar roving vehicle is parked beside Orion, and the object behind Young in the shadow of the lunar module is the Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph. NASA photo by Charles Duke Jr.

• Date Taken: 02.04.2013
• Date Posted: 07.03.2025 12:23
• Photo ID: 9148696
• VIRIN: 130204-D-D0439-4803
• Resolution: 3928x3928
• Size: 1.97 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)