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Descartes Highlands

Aerial photo of the Descartes Highlands with features and Apollo 16 mission traverses labeled.

The Descartes Highlands is an area of lunar highlands located on the near side that served as the landing site of the American Apollo 16 mission in early 1972. The Descartes Highlands is located in the area surrounding Descartes crater, after which the feature received its name.[1]

  1. ^ "Apollo 16 Landing Site". The Apollo Program. National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2010.

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