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Apollo 16 Lunar Grand Prix  (FTV-0002354)
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Description
John Young drives the Lunar Rover in a circuit between Charlie Duke, filming the action, and the distant Lunar Module in order to capture footage of the rover driving on the Moon for the engineers to review. The communications antenna and the remote control TV camera can be seen on the front of the rover as it drives the circuit - dubbed as the "lunar Grand Prix" by the astronauts. Dust is thrown up in to arcs that Charlie describes as "rooster tails" as the rover skids and accelerates across the dusty surface. The footage is shot at a low frame rate of around 8 fps. The shadow of Charlie's helmet can be seen on the surface at the bottom of the frame.

Historic Context of Clip
Background to Apollo 16:
Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fifth mission to land on the Moon. John Young and Charlie Duke spent three days exploring the Decartes Highlands with the Lunar Rover, returning 95.71kg of samples to Earth, whilst Ken Mattingly conducted experiments and observations from lunar orbit.
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Clip Number: FTV-0002354
Duration: 00:09:31
Date Recorded: 21-Apr-1972 to 23-Apr-1972
Sound: Mute Mute
Color / B&W: Color
Original Media: 16mm Film
Clip Format: Broadcast High Definition DVC Pro HD 1080 23.98 psf
Technical Defects: The front card describes this as an Apollo 17 shot in error.
Clip Credit: NASA
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