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Trident (crater)
Trident is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus-Littrow valley. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed about 300 m north of its rim in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission. They drove along the east rim of Trident during EVA 1 of the mission, in their rover. To the south of Trident is Powell, to the west are Camelot and Horatio, and to the east is Sherlock. The crater was named by the astronauts after a trident A trident is a three- pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm. The trident is the weapon of Poseidon, or Neptune, the God of the Sea in classical mythology. The trident may occasionally be held by other marine ... (three pronged spear) due to its shape. Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal, Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trident Crater AS17-P-2750 ASU
A trident is a three-tine (structural), pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm. The trident is the weapon of Poseidon, or Neptune (mythology), Neptune, the God of the Sea in classical mythology. The trident may occasionally be held by other marine divinities such as Triton (mythology), Tritons in classical art. Tridents are also depicted in medieval heraldry, sometimes held by a merman-Triton. In Hindu mythology, Hinduism, it is the weapon of Shiva, known as ''trishula'' (Sanskrit for "triple-spear"). Etymology The word "trident" comes from the French language, French word ''trident'', which in turn comes from the Latin language, Latin word ' or ': ''tri'' meaning "three" and ''dentes'' meaning "teeth", referring specifically to the three prongs, or "teeth", of the weapo The Greek language, Greek equivalent is (''tríaina''), from Proto-Greek ''trianja'', meaning "threefold". The Greek term does not imply three of anything specific, and is v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
