This time, it's the Apollo 16 landing site: Advertisement. Advertisement. Skip to the content. Slate Shop ... creating dark spots. The more often they walked in one spot, the darker that area.

Apollo 16’s landing site was Descartes, a region some 7,400 feet ... (276 m) from their target, near two craters named Double Spot. Duke: Contact. Stop. Boom! PRO. ENGINE ARM. Wow!

On April 16, 1972 NASA launched the Apollo 16 moon landing mission, which sent three astronauts to the moon's Descartes region. See photos from the historic flight in our gallery here.

Apollo 16’s landing spot in the highlands was chosen to allow the astronauts to gather geologically older lunar material than samples previously obtained by the Apollo missions. The astronauts trained ...

Astronaut John Young, commander of Apollo 16’s LM, jumps from the lunar surface while saluting the U.S. flag flown at Descartes Highlands, the mission’s landing site.

Apollo 16 Facts: What Happened During NASA's Moon-Landing Mission. Published Apr 16, 2018 at 2:33 PM EDT Updated Mar 22, 2019 at 11:41 AM EDT. ... When Apollo 16 launched 46 years ago, ...

NASA, April 16, 2022, 50 Years Ago: Apollo 16 on the Moon at Descartes; NASA, updated Feb. 22, Thomas K. Mattingly II; NASA (via Flickr), Feb. 6, 1972, Apollo 16 Astronauts Train for Lunar Landing ...