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Apollo 16 Ultraviolet Camera

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1972

Charles DukeApril 1972

Descartes Highlands · Science / Astronomy

Helps operate the far-ultraviolet camera and spectrograph used for astronomical observations from the lunar surface.

Names involved

Charles Duke

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