Apollo 16 Lunar Scoop

There are very few things that were used out on the lunar surface which were returned home. This lunar scoop was one such item, used on Apollo 16, the penultimate lunar landing in 1972. Astronaut Charlie Duke held on to it as a precious souvenir of his and John Young’s journey to the Descartes Highlands near the center of the moon as seen from Earth.

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