# Descartes Highlands

> lunar highlands on the near side that served as the landing site of the American Apollo 16 mission in 1972

**Wikidata**: [Q5263681](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5263681)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes_Highlands)  
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