Shorty crater
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Shorty crater is a small lunar impact crater in the Taurus–Littrow valley that was explored by the Apollo 17 astronauts and is notable as the site where orange volcanic soil was discovered.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Taurus–Littrow exploration traverses ⓘ |
| contains | pyroclastic glass beads ⓘ |
| countryOperator | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Apollo 17 mission reports ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | ancient fire-fountain eruptions on the Moon ⓘ |
| explorationEra | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Apollo 17 mission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eugene Cernan NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrison Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featureOf | Mare Serenitatis rim region ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | volcanic pyroclastic deposit site ⓘ |
| gravityEnvironment | lunar gravity ⓘ |
| hasApolloSiteDesignation | Apollo 17 Station 4 region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColorObservation |
black glassy soil
GENERATED
ⓘ
orange-colored soil GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery | orange soil deposit ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | airless lunar surface ⓘ |
| hasExplorationMethod |
field geology observations
ⓘ
human extravehicular activity ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | simple bowl-shaped crater ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taurus–Littrow valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Apollo 17 Lunar Module landing site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nickname "Shorty" used by Apollo 17 crew ⓘ |
| notableFor | discovery of orange volcanic soil ⓘ |
| observedIn | Apollo 17 surface photography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo 17 landing site region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMission | Apollo 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampleCataloguedBy | Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampleCollected | orange glass-rich soil samples ⓘ |
| sampleCollectedBy | Harrison Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampleCollectedDuring | Apollo 17 geological fieldwork ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
lunar geology
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance | evidence for lunar volcanic activity ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyOperator | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatureType | small crater ⓘ |
| terrainType | valley floor feature ⓘ |
| visitedDuring | Apollo 17 EVA 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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