The document summarizes the Apollo 16 mission to the moon, which took place from April 16-27, 1972. It was the first Apollo mission to land in the lunar highlands. The crew consisted of Commander John W. Young, Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly, and Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke. They conducted extensive lunar surface experiments and sample collection during three extravehicular activities totaling over 20 hours. The mission achieved its objectives of lunar geology studies, sample collection, and various science experiments, collecting over 200 pounds of lunar samples over the course of the mission.

1. Presenter’s name
Presenter’s title/position
Apollo 16

2. NASA Press Releases

3. April 16-27, 1972
• Thomas “Ken” K.
Mattingly II
• Command module pilot
• John W. Young
• Commander
• Charles M. Duke, Jr.
• Lunar module pilot
Overview

4. Field Training on Earth

5. Launch

6. Larry Summers

8. Apollo Spacecraft
Engine Bell
Thrusters
High-Gain
Antenna
Thrusters
Thrusters
Descent Stage Ascent Stage
Command Module Service Module
Orion Lunar Module Casper Command Module

9. Moon Bound

10. Apollo 16 Earthrise

11. Moon on April 20, 1972

12. Descartes Highlands
NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
•First and only Apollo
mission to the lunar
highlands

13. “Old Orion is finally here,
Houston. Fantastic!”

14. •Lunar geology studies
•Lunar sample collection
•Lunar surface science
experiments
•Orbital science
experiments
•Lunar-focused
•Space environment-focused
Science-focused Mission

15. On the Moon
•Surface experiments
•Soil Mechanics Investigation
•Lunar Portable Magnetometer
•Solar Wind Composition
Experiment
•Cosmic Ray Detector

16. Apollo Lunar Surface
Experiments Package
(ALSEP)
•Passive & Active Seismic
Experiments
•Heat Flow Experiment
•Lunar Surface
Magnetometer

17. First Moon-Based Telescope
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

18. A View of Earth’s Atmosphere from
the Moon

19. Lunar Roving Vehicle

20. Lunar Grand Prix

21. Lunar Sample
Collection

22. Sample Core
Tubes

23. Exploring the
Surface

24. Exploring the Surface

25. A Family Portrait
•Charlie Duke’s family
portrait placed on the
Moon

27. Apollo 16
Traverses 
Sydney
Thomas Schwagmeier

30. A Lunar Ascent

31. •Metric and Panoramic
Cameras
•Laser Altimeter
•S-Band Transponder
Experiment
•X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometer Experiment
Science Experiments in Orbit (1)

32. •Gamma-ray Spectrometer
Experiment
•Alpha Particle Spectrometer
Experiment
•Orbital Mass Spectrometer
Experiment
•Bistatic Radar Experiment
Science Experiments in Orbit (2)

33. S-IVB Rocket Stage Impact Site
NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

34. Splashdown

35. Moon Cake!

36. Returned Samples

37. •20 hrs, 18 min spent
outside the lander
•16.6 mi (26.7 km) total
length of EVA drive
traverses
•212 lbs (96 kg) of samples
collected
•About 266 hrs (~11 days)
total mission time
By the Numbers

38. • Name: “Casper”
• Location:
• U.S. Space & Rocket
Center
• Huntsville, AL
Apollo 16 Command Module
National Air and Space Museum

39. More Info

40. Apollo Landing Sites
NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

41. Apollo 11 Traverses  New York City
NASA/GSFC/Brent Garry

42. Apollo 12 Traverses  Rome
Thomas Schwagmeier

43. Apollo 14 Traverses  Washington, D.C.
Thomas Schwagmeier

44. Thomas Schwagmeier and Eric M. Jones
Apollo 15
Traverses 
New York City

45. Apollo 17 Traverses  New York City
NASA/GSFC/
Brent Garry

46. •The Decision to Go to the Moon
•May 25, 1961
•We Choose to Go to the Moon
•September 12, 1962
JFK’s Speech

47. •Apollo Images:
• https://images.nasa.gov/
• https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a16/images16.html
• http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/featured_sites#ApolloLandingSites
•Apollo Videos:
• https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/Gallery/apollo.html
•Apollo 16 General:
• https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo16info.html
• https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_16/overview/
• Preliminary Science Report: https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a16/a16psr.html
Additional Resources