Lunar Module - Apollo 16 Star Cluster But in orbit around Saturn

But in orbit around Saturn

The distinctive shape of the Ring Nebula

In these large clouds of gas

These great clouds of cold hydrogen resemble summer afternoon thunderheads

Lunar Module - Apollo 16 Star Cluster But in orbit around SaturnAn excellent view of the Lunar Module (LM) Orion and Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), as photographed by astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA 1) at the Descartes landing site. Astronaut John Young, commander, can be seen directly behind the LRV. The lunar surface feature in the left background is Stone Mountain. While astronauts Young and Duke descended in the LM to explore the Descartes