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Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 19, 2000 is “Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater,” an image. It is credited to Credit: John W. Young, Apollo 16 Crew , NASA. The original explanation runs about 114 words.

Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater
Credit: John W. Young, Apollo 16 Crew , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Apollo 16 spent three days on Earth’s Moon in April 1972. The fifth lunar landing mission out of six, Apollo 16 was famous for deploying and using an ultraviolet telescope as the first lunar observatory , and for collecting rocks and data on the mysterious lunar highlands .”

— APOD editors, March 19, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 19, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: John W. Young, Apollo 16 Crew , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 114 words

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