Lara is a feature on Earth's

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, a crater in Taurus-Littrow valley. Astronauts

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and

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visited it in 1972, on the

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mission, during

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2. Geology Station 3 of the mission is located on the northeast rim of Lara. Lara is located in the 'light mantle' which is almost certainly an

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deposit from the South Massif. To the south of Lara is Nansen crater and Geology Station 2. To the northeast is

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crater and Geology Station 4. The crater was named by the astronauts after the heroine of the novel ''

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'' by

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.The Valley of Taurus-Littrow
Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal, Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric M. Jones A17 PSR Figure 6-108 Station 3

References

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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