Moon Missions: Apollo 16
Lunar Surface Activities
Astronaut John W. Young, Commander of the Apollo 16 mission, replaces tools in the hand tool carrier at the aft end of the "Rover" Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the second Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Descartes landing site.
The Apollo 16 astronauts performed three moon walks during their stay on the moon. During the first moonwalk they set up the lunar rover, deployed the U.S. flag, and deployed the ALSEP experiment package.
During the second moonwalk, they drove up Stone Mountain sampling rocks at several different stations.
During the third and final moonwalk, they drove to North Ray crater and sampled a rock they named House Rock because if its size.
During their three moonwalks, the crew spent over 20 hours outside the Lunar Module, driving 27 km (16.7 miles) in their rover and collecting 95 kg (211 lbs) of lunar samples.
Apollo 16 Landing Site Map showing the path traveled by the astronauts on the lunar surface.