Flag (crater)
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flag-crater-244-17636241
title:
Flag (crater)
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Flag crater is a small crater in the Descartes Highlands of the Moon visited by the astronauts of Apollo 16. The name of the crater was formally adopted by the IAU in 1973. Geology Station 1 is adjacent to Flag, at the much smaller Plum crater. On April 21, 1972, the Apollo 16 Apollo Lunar Module (LM) Orion landed about 1.5 km east of Flag, which is between the prominent North Ray and South Ray craters. The astronauts John Young and Charles Duke explored the area over the course of three EVAs us
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Lunar crater explored on Apollo 16
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_(crater)
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date modified:
2024-04-14T23:06:56Z
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