Apollo 16 astronauts captured this Earth rise scene with a handheld Hasselblad camera during the second revolution of the moon. Identifiable craters seen on the moon include Saha, Wyld, and Saenger. Much of the terrain seen here is never visible from the Earth, as the Command Module CM was just passing onto what is known as the dark side or far side of the moon. Crew members aboard the CM at the time the photo was made were astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II and Charles M. Duke, Jr. Mattingly remained later with the CM in lunar orbit while Young and Duke descended in the lunar module LM to explore the surface of the moon. Image was taken during Revolution 2 of the Apollo 16 mission. Original film magazine was labeled V, filmtype was SO-368 Color Exterior, 250mm lens with a sun elevation of 86 degrees. Approximate Altitude was 244 km. Principal Point Latitude was unknown by Longitude 105.0E, with a camera tilt of 87 degrees and an azimuth of 270 degrees.
