Moon Missions: Apollo 16
Introduction
Apollo 16 was the second last mission to the moon. Its landing site was the Descartes region. Apollo 16 would continue the work started by Apollo 15, spending three days on the moon, traveling over its surface in the lunar rover, collecting samples, and deploying experiments.
An Apollo 16 mission patch.
The prime crew of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission. From left to right: Command Module Pilot Thomas K. Mattingly II, Commander John W. Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles M. Duke, Jr.