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Apollo 16 Heat Flow Cable Break

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

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1972

John Young21 April 1972

Descartes Highlands · Science / Astronomy

Accidentally breaks the heat-flow experiment cable while moving near the ALSEP site.

Names involved

John Young

Provenance

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