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The bull which represents strength and power, was a central motif in
western Persia. Bronzes at left and right date from the Achaemenid
period. The central bull is probably a thousand years older.
A Painted wall plaster
B Hogback brick
C Clay cattle figurine
D Greenstone amulet
E Objects of bone and shell probably used for adornment
Animals prepared by R. H. Rockwell background by A. A. Jansson.
With deepest appreciation, the Museum acknowledges Kathryn W.
Davis for her generous founding support of the MAT Program.
Leadership support for the MAT program is provided by The Shelby
Cullom Davis Charitable Fund.
The MAT program is supported in part by the New York State Education
Department, the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers
DRL-1119444 and DUE-1340006, and the US Department of
Education under Grunt Number U336S140026.
The farside Highlands
As the Apollo 16 astronauts began their trip back to Earth, they captured
this view of the Moon never seen before the space age - from a
distance of about 1600 kilometers. The image centers on the boundary
between the lunar nearside (left) and the Moon’s hidden face. Clockwise
from upper left, the dark lava plains, visible from Earth are the
circular Mare Crisium, Mare Marginus and Mare Smythii.The heavily
cratered farside consists almost entirely of the lunar Highlands.
Apollo 16. April 1972
Photograph by Kenneth Mattingly
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Returning to the command module
Ascending from 11 kilometers above the surface to its rendezvous
with the command module, the lunar module Orion is framed by
the Crater Schubert B. The crater’s diameter extends 54 kilometers.
Apollo 16, April 1972
Photograph by Kenneth Mattingly
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