[APOLLO 16] YOUNG COLLECTING LUNAR SAMPLES, INSCRIBED BY DUKE. VINTAGE NASA "BLACK NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 23 APRIL 1972.

[APOLLO 16] 

JOHN YOUNG COLLECTING LUNAR SAMPLES. 23 APRIL 1972.

Vintage NASA “Black Number” silver gelatin print, 10 by 8 inches. NASA image ID “NASA AS16-106-17340” printed in upper left margin in black.

INSCRIBED and SIGNED by CHARLIE DUKE: "JOHN YOUNG COLLECTING | LUNAR SAMPLES | NEAR NORTH RAY | CRATER DURING | EVA-3 | CHARLIE DUKE | APOLLO 16 | LMP | APRIL 1972"; and on the verso: "FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION | CHARLIE DUKE"

The present image, taken by LMP Charlie Duke, captures Commander John Young collecting lunar samples near North Ray Crater during the third Apollo 16 EVA at the Descartes landing site.