Lunar Module - Apollo 16 Star Cluster containing the star cluster

containing the star cluster

this region cannot be seen at all because dust lying between Earth and the galactic center blocks our view

These great clouds of cold hydrogen resemble summer afternoon thunderheads

Layered sedimentary rocks are exposed along the inner wall of the crater

Lunar Module - Apollo 16 Star Cluster containing the star clusterAn excellent view of the Lunar Module (LM) Orion and Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), as photographed by astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA 1) at the Descartes landing site. Astronaut John Young, commander, can be seen directly behind the LRV. The lunar surface feature in the left background is Stone Mountain. While astronauts Young and Duke descended in the LM to explore the Descartes