Apollo 16 Splashdown Site
The Pacific Ocean splashdown point where the Apollo 16 command module Casper returned John Young, Thomas Mattingly, and Charles Duke to Earth on April 27, 1972. NASA’s revised Apollo program tables record the site at 0.70 degrees south, 156.22 degrees west; USS Ticonderoga served as the prime recovery ship.
Identity
- Name
- Apollo 16 Splashdown Site
- Region
- OC
- Slug
- apollo-16-splashdown-site
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The Pacific Ocean splashdown point where the Apollo 16 command module Casper returned John Young, Thomas Mattingly, and Charles Duke to Earth on April 27, 1972. NASA’s revised Apollo program tables record the site at 0.70 degrees south, 156.22 degrees west; USS Ticonderoga served as the prime recovery ship.
- Established Year
- 1,972
- Latitude
- -0.7
- Location
- Central Pacific Ocean
- Longitude
- -156.22
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- public
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:59:01 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:59:01 AM