Signed Apollo 16 photo of lunar module pilot Charlie Duke, the youngest person to walk on the moon, aged 36 in 1972.

            Charlie Duke left a framed family photo on the Moon’s surface.  On the back it reads “This is the family of astronaut Charlie Duke from planet Earth who landed on the moon on April 20, 1972.”

Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in NASA’s Apollo program and the fifth to land on the Moon. It took place from April 16 to April 27, 1972. The crew consisted of John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Charles M. Duke Jr. The mission had several objectives, including inspecting, surveying, and sampling materials at the Descartes Highlands landing site, placing and activating surface experiments, and conducting in-flight experiments and photography from lunar orbit. The mission was notable for its extended stay on the lunar surface (71 hours), a focus on scientific exploration, and the use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (seen in the photo).  

The patch of Apollo 16 is dominated by a rendering of an American eagle and a red, white and blue shield, representing the people of the United States, over a gray background representing the lunar surface.  To show teamwork, the yellow NASA wishbone symbol of flight was placed on top of the seal, and then across the seal were written the words “Apollo 16.”

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