Powell is a feature on Earth's
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width ...
, a crater in
Taurus–Littrow valley. Astronauts
Eugene Cernan and
Harrison Schmitt landed less than 1 km northeast of it in 1972, on the
Apollo 17 mission, but they did not visit it.
To the north of Powell is
Trident and the landing site. To the northwest are
Camelot
Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and, since the Lancelot-Grail cycle, eventually came to be described as the ...
and
Horatio, and to the northeast is
Sherlock.
Steno and
Emory are to the southeast.
The crater was named by the astronauts after
John Wesley Powell
John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He ...
, geologist and explorer of the American West.
The Valley of Taurus–Littrow
Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal, Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric M. Jones
References
External links
43D1S2(25) Apollo 17 Traverses
at Lunar and Planetary Institute
Geological Investigation of the Taurus–Littrow Valley: Apollo 17 Landing Site
Impact craters on the Moon
Apollo 17
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