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Experiments on the Moon: astronaut John Young beside the lunar rover and lunar module "Orion"; sun-drenched view of "thumper" imprints on the lunar surface; lunar rover parked on the slopes of Stone mountain, April 16-27, 1972
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Experiments on the Moon: astronaut John Young beside the lunar rover and lunar module "Orion"; sun-drenched view of "thumper" imprints on the lunar surface; lunar rover parked on the slopes of Stone mountain, April 16-27, 1972

Charles Duke; John Young [Apollo 16]

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Experiments on the Moon: astronaut John Young beside the lunar rover and lunar module "Orion"; sun-drenched view of "thumper" imprints on the lunar surface; lunar rover parked on the slopes of Stone mountain, April 16-27, 1972
Charles Duke; John Young [Apollo 16]
i. Astronaut John Young beside the lunar rover and lunar module "Orion", April 16-27, 1972
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'AS16-116-18578' in red on top margin on recto, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks on verso

ii. A sun-drenched view of "thumper" imprints on the lunar surface, April 16-27, 1972
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'AS16-113-18381' in red on top margin on recto, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks on verso

iii. The lunar rover parked in a lunar depression on the slopes of Stone mountain, a sample collection bag in the foreground, April 16-27, 1972
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'AS16-107-17473' in red on top margin on recto, with 'A Kodak Paper' watermarks on verso

Note du spécialiste

The Active Seismic Experiment on Apollo 16 (the imprints of which can be seen in photograph ii.) involved astronauts deplying a "thumper" device to detonate small charges along a long geophone line beneath the lunar surface. The objective of the experiment was to better understand the structure of the lunar crust, up to a kilometre deep. The detonation created a small obscuring cloud of moon dust, which the astronauts were concerned may damage their cameras and picture quality.

122:07:43 Young: Okay, Charlie. Hold still.
122:07:45 Duke: I'm still.
122:07:48 Young: 4, 3, 2, 1, Fire. Ha, ha, ha! Look at that.

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