Apollo 16 50 years later: Remarkable images show historic mission
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Stunning images show the historic Apollo 16 mission 50 years after its launch to the moon.
Charlie Duke takes in the breathtaking view across the Descartes Highlands during Apollo 16, 50 years ago this week. Five remastered images stitched into a panorama. (Credit: NASA / JSC / ASU / Andy Saunders) Produced by stacking multiple frames of the 16mm movie film - The lunar rover’s rooster tails are seen during the ‘Grand Prix’ along with the astronaut’s ‘house’ on the Moon - the Lunar Module Orion. (Credit: NASA / Andy Saunders (Digital source: Stephen Slater)) Commander John Young’s ‘giant leap’ in 1/6th-G. Remastered from original flight film. (Credit: NASA / JSC / ASU / Andy Saunders) The CSM with Mattingly on board above the lunar horizon as Earth rises beyond. Remastered from the original flight film. (Credit: NASA / JSC / ASU / Andy Saunders) The Duke family portrait on the lunar surface. Remastered from original flight film. (Credit: NASA / JSC / ASU / Andy Saunders)
Saunders, who has previously shared remastered images of the Apollo 15 moon landing, regularly posts new images on Twitter and Instagram.