Steno-Apollo_(crater)

Steno-Apollo

Steno-Apollo

Crater on the Moon

Not to be confused with Steno (lunar crater).

Steno-Apollo is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus-Littrow valley. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt visited it in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission. The astronauts referred to it simply as Steno during the mission. The north rim of Steno is Geology Station 1 of the mission.

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To the south of Steno is Emory, to the northwest are Trident and Powell, and to the northeast is Sherlock.

The crater was named by the astronauts after the Danish geologist Nicolas Steno.[2]

  • Planimetric map of Station 1, near the northwest rim of Steno.
  • Photo taken from Geology Station 1 of the rim of Steno crater, at the near horizon.
  • Apollo 17 panoramic camera image

References

  1. [1]
    Steno-Apollo, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  2. [2]
    The Valley of Taurus-Littrow, Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal, Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric M. Jones
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