Tracy’s Rock
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Tracy’s Rock is a notable boulder on the Moon in the Taurus–Littrow valley, photographed and sampled by the Apollo 17 astronauts.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological feature on the Moon
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lunar boulder ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Apollo 17 still photography archive
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Apollo 17 surface television footage ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommandModule | America GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | last crewed Apollo lunar landing mission ⓘ |
| associatedWithLunarModule | Challenger GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryOperatingMission | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Apollo 17 mission photographs
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Apollo 17 preliminary science report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explorationToolUsed |
Lunar Roving Vehicle
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geology sampling tools ⓘ |
| exploredDuringEVA | Apollo 17 EVA 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | boulder from nearby massif or crater ejecta ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Split Rock
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Station 6 boulder ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | personal dedication by astronaut to his child ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
large split boulder morphology
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surrounded by disturbed regolith and tracks ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
impact processes on the Moon
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lunar geology ⓘ regolith development ⓘ |
| isIconicImageOf |
Apollo 17 surface exploration
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human exploration of the Moon ⓘ |
| isNear |
Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle tracks
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South Massif in Taurus–Littrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Apollo 17 Station 6 geological station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taurus–Littrow valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionLandingSiteRegion | Taurus–Littrow valley landing site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRole | key sampling site for Apollo 17 geology objectives ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tracy Cernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Eugene Cernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRelationship | daughter of Eugene Cernan ⓘ |
| photographedByMission | Apollo 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOf | Mare Serenitatis–Taurus–Littrow boundary area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampledByMission | Apollo 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampledDuringMissionNumber | Apollo 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampledDuringYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| samplesStoredAt | NASA Johnson Space Center lunar sample laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampleTypeCollected |
regolith samples
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rock samples ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyOperatingMission | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedByAstronaut |
Eugene Cernan
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Harrison Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.