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Apollo 16
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The astronauts discovered that it was difficult
to judge distances on the Moon.
"John, you've landed right on top of South Ray Crater." -Charlie Duke South Ray Crater was actually 5 miles away. |
Flight Profile |
Communications System |
| Because of problems with the LM antenna, pictures of the astronauts' first steps on the moon weren't beamed back to earth (the first time this had happened during a moon landing). |
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"There you are, mysterious and unknown Descartes. Apollo 16 is going to change your life." - John Young, stepping down onto the lunar surface, April 21, 1972 |
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