Steno-Apollo
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Location of Steno-Apollo crater in Taurus-Littrow Valley. South Massif is at lower left, North Massif is at top center, and Sculptured Hills are at upper right. Scale bar is 5 km
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| Diameter | 520 m[1] |
| Eponym | Astronaut-named feature |
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.
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 Danish scientist Nicolas Steno.[2]
File:Steno crater rim AS17-136-20770HR.jpg
Photo taken from Geology Station 1 of the rim of Steno crater, at the near horizon.
References
- ↑ Steno-Apollo, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ↑ The Valley of Taurus-Littrow, Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal, Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric M. Jones
