Brontë (lunar crater)
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Location of Brontë 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 | |
| Coordinates | 20°10′N 30°40′E / 20.17°N 30.67°ECoordinates: 20°10′N 30°40′E / 20.17°N 30.67°E |
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| Diameter | 210 m[1] |
| Eponym | Astronaut-named feature |
Apollo 17 panoramic camera image
Brontë is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus-Littrow valley. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt drove along the north rim of it in their rover, on the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
To the northeast of Brontë are Camelot and Horatio, as well as the landing site itself. To the north is Victory, to the northwest is Shorty, and to the west is Lara.
The crater was named by the astronauts after English novelist Charlotte Brontë.[2]
References
- ↑ Brontë, 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
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