
AS16-118-18947 (16-27 April 1972) --- A 250mm view looking north by westward across lunar farside highland terrain, as photographed from the Apollo 16 spacecraft in lunar orbit. The frame is centered at approximately 158 degrees east longitude and 17 degrees north latitude. Van Gent Crater is the lower of two large craters at extreme lower right corner. The top of the two craters is unnamed. The west part of Konstantinov Crater is at extreme right center. Nagaoka Crater is just below the horizon at upper left.
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April 16, 1972
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