Station 1 is located 1400 meters west of the Lunar Module, near the rim of a 30 m diameter crater, named Plum Crater. Plum Crater is located on the rim material of 300 m diameter, 50 m deep Flag Crater. Station 1 was selected as a prime location to sample the Cayley Formation. The astronauts collected rock and soil samples and performed panoramic and stereographic photography.

Panorama

Apollo Surface Panoramas from LPI Click to view full-size image

Map and sample locations

Catalog of Apollo 16 Rocks Click to view full-size image

NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University Click to view full-size image

Links to external sources
	Apollo 16 Lunar Surface Journal	Read a transcript of Station 1 activities with links to video footage and scanned photographs
	Apollo 16 Image Library	pictures taken on the lunar surface by the astronauts.