Last Two Counterstamps In The Apollo Series. Apollo 16 And 17...

Apollo 16, (AS-511): April 16-27, 1972
Landing site: Descartes Highlands. The first study of highlands area. Selected surface experiments were deployed, ultraviolet camera/spectrograph was used for first time on the Moon, and the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was used for the second time. Lunar surface stay-time, 71 hours; in lunar orbit 126 hours, with 64 orbits. Mattingly performed 1 hour in-flight EVA. 95.8 kg (213 pounds) of lunar samples were collected. Duration of the flight: 11 days, 1 hour, 51 minutes. The name given to the Command Module was "Casper", the name given to the Lunar Module was "Orion"





Apollo 17, (AS-512): December 7-19, 1972
The last lunar landing mission. Landing site: Taurus-Littrow, highlands and valley area.. The first study of highlands area. There were three EVAs of 22 hours, and 4 minutes. Evans performed trans-Earth EVA lasting 1 hour and 6 minutes. Harrison H. Schmitt became the first scientist-astronaut to land ont he Moon. The sixth automated research station was set up on the Moon. The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) total traverse time was 30.5 km (19 miles). Lunar surface stay time, 75 hours, in lunar orbit 17 hours. 110.4 kg (243 pouns) of lunar samples were collected. Duration of the flight: 12 days, 13 hours, 52 minutes. The name given to the Command Module was "America", the name given to the Lunar Module was "Challenger".