10-19. Returning to Earth from the Moon. Apollo 16.

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28 September 2011 (1432 AH).


Returning to Earth.

Apollo 16 returns from the Moon.

God said travel beyond the Earth and beyond the sky if you can.

Today God allows humans to travel beyond the Earth and beyond the sky.

Quran 55:33 Verse 55:33 O company of jinn and humans, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You shall never be able to pass them except with (God’s) authority (and with the knowledge that is given to you by God).

Photo 1. Photo of the Apollo 16 Moon landing spacecraft returning from the surface of the Moon. The Moon landing spacecraft seen before it connected to the Apollo 16 Moon orbiting spacecraft. The Moon landing spacecraft was later disconnected and the 3 humans returned to Earth in the Moon orbiting spacecraft. Photo taken from the Moon orbiting spacecraft in 1392 AH (24 April 1972). Thanks to NASA and Wikipedia.

The Moon seen when returning to Earth.

Allah said travel beyond the Earth and beyond the sky if you can.

Today Allah allows humans to travel beyond the Earth and beyond the sky.

Quran 55:33 Verse 55:33 O company of jinn and humans, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You shall never be able to pass them except with (Allah’s) authority (and with the knowledge that is given to you by Allah).

Photo 2. The Moon seen by the humans in the Apollo 16 Moon orbiting spacecraft as they returned to Earth. Thanks to NASA and Wikipedia.

The Apollo 16 landing site on the Moon.

The location where for the fifth time humans walked on the Moon.

Allaah said travel beyond the Earth and beyond the sky if you can.

Today Allaah allows humans to travel beyond the Earth and beyond the sky.

Quran 55:33 Verse 55:33 O company of jinn and humans, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You shall never be able to pass them except with (Allaah’s) authority (and with the knowledge that is given to you by Allaah).

Map 3. The Apollo 16 landing location where humans for the fifth time walked on the Moon in 1391 AH (21 April 1972) using part of the map produced by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio.

The Apollo 16 landing coordinates on the Moon.

Map 4. Use the Moon coordinates and the Moon photo in map 4 and compare them with the Moon photo of the Apollo 16 landing site on map 3 to see where humans walked on the Moon for the fifth time. Thanks to John Reid and Wikipedia for use of part of the map.

The Apollo 16 landing site seen from a satellite orbiting the Moon in 1428 AH (2009).

Photo 5. Photo of the Apollo 16 landing site showing the base with 4 feet that was used by the Apollo 16 Moon landing spacecraft called the Lunar Module base (LM base) and the car (LRV, Lunar Roving Vehicle, LRV2) and the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP, Apollo Moon Surface Experiments Package) and the Radioisotopic Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) that powered the ALSEP and a line of geophones (devices that take seismic readings to detect movement) that were left on the Moon. Some of the dark lines are the foot prints of the astronauts or the wheel tracks of the Moon car (LRV, Lunar Roving Vehicle, LRV 2) which was the second time that humans had driven a car on the Moon. Photographed by the Moon Reconnaissance Orbiter satellite called the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 1428 AH (11 to 15 July 2009). Thanks to NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center and Arizona State University.

The plaque left on the Moon by Apollo 16.

The plaque left on the Moon by the fifth humans to walk on the Moon.

Photo 6. A message for future visitors to the Apollo 16 Moon landing site has been bolted to the ladder on the base that was used by the Moon landing spacecraft. The radio call sign of the Apollo 16 Moon landing spacecraft was Orion. We come from Earth to the Moon in peace. Thanks to NASA and Wikipedia.

Apollo 16 removes the lower part of the Moon orbiting spacecraft before entering the Earth’s atmosphere.

Photo 7, 8 and 9. The Apollo 16 command module returns 3 astronauts to Earth. Earlier Apollo 16 disconnected the lower part of the Moon orbiting spacecraft called the service module before entering the Earth’s atmosphere with 3 humans in the top part of the Moon orbiting spacecraft called the command module. Thanks to NASA.


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