NASA Photo ID: S71-44150           File Name: 10075788.jpg
Film Type: 4x5 BW                  Date Taken: 02/01/71
Title: Vertical view of Apollo 16 landing site located Descartes area lunar nearside
Description:
A vertical view of the Apollo 16 landing site located in the Descartes area 
lunar nearside. The overlay indicates the location of the proposed
touchdown  point for the Apollo 16 Lunar Module. Descartes is located west
of the  Sea of Nectar and southwest of the Sea of Tranquility. This
photograph was  taken with a 500mm lens camera from lunar orbit by the
Apollo 14 crew.                 
Subject terms:
APOLLO 16 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
LUNAR LANDING SITES                     
LUNAR MAPS                              
LUNAR PHOTOGRAPHS                       
LUNAR SURFACE                           

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