NASA Photo ID: AS16-109-17804
Date Taken: 04/21/72
Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission,
stands on the rim of Plum crater while collecting lunar rock samples at
Station No.1
during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Descartes
landing site. This scene, looking eastward, was photographed by Astronaut
Charles M.
Duke Jr., lunar module pilot. The small boulder in the center foreground
was chip sampled by the crewmen. Plum crater is 40 meters in diameter and
10 meters
deep. The Lunar Roving Vehicle is parked on the far rim of the crater.
The gnomon, which is used as a photographic reference to establish local
vertical sun angle,
scale, and lunar color, is deployed in the center of the picture. Young
holds a geological hammer in his right hand.