This view from orbit is of terrain to the east of the Apollo 16 landing site. The irregular crater to the upper left is Zollner. At bottom-center is the well-defined Kant crater. Near the right edge, just below center, is the lunar mountain Mons Penck. Just visible along the bottom right of this photograph is the Ibn Rushd crater.
This image was taken during the Apollo 16 mapping metric sequence, revolution 18. The selenographic coordinates of this image are 9.00° S, 20.70° E.
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This is a virtual print of Apollo Photograph AS16-M-0436 generated by the School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University. Usage of this image is governed by the Acceptable Use Policy, which can be accessed at http://apollo.sese.asu.edu/ABOUT_SCANS/index.html