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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2022 April 21   
      
                              Apollo 16 Moon Panorama   
        Image Credit: Apollo 16, NASA; Panorama Assembly: Mike Constantine   
      
      Explanation: Fifty years ago, April 20, 1972, Apollo 16's lunar module   
      Orion touched down on the Moon's near side in the south-central   
      Descartes Highlands. While astronaut Ken Mattingly orbited overhead in   
      Casper the friendly command and service module the Orion brought John   
      Young and Charles Duke to the lunar surface. The pair would spend   
      nearly three days on the Moon. Constructed from images (AS16-117-18814   
      to AS16-117-18820) taken near the end of their third and final surface   
      excursion this panoramic view puts the lunar module in the distance   
      toward the left. Their electric lunar roving vehicle in the foreground,   
      Duke is operating the camera while Young aims the high gain   
      communications antenna skyward, toward planet Earth.   
      
                               Celebrate: Earth Day   
                        Tomorrow's picture: our fair planet   
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