Camelot crater
E835613
Camelot crater is a lunar impact crater in the Taurus–Littrow valley, best known as one of the exploration sites visited by Apollo 17 astronauts.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter |
0.6 kilometres
ⓘ
2000 feet ⓘ 600 metres ⓘ |
| countryOfOperatorOfVisitingMission | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epochOfExploration | December 1972 ⓘ |
| exploredDuringEVA |
Apollo 17 EVA 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollo 17 EVA 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalContext |
Taurus–Littrow valley floor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
impact ejecta feature ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasType | simple crater ⓘ |
| isOnHemisphere | near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taurus–Littrow valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Shorty crater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taurus–Littrow landing site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionLandingSiteProximity | Apollo 17 LM Challenger landing site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Camelot (legendary castle of King Arthur) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Apollo 17 orbital photography
ⓘ
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfExplorationProgram | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampledBy | Apollo 17 crew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificInterest | sampling of regolith and impact ejecta ⓘ |
| surfaceBody | lunar surface ⓘ |
| usedFor |
collection of lunar rock and soil samples
ⓘ
geological field investigations ⓘ |
| visitedByAstronaut |
Eugene Cernan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harrison Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedByMission | Apollo 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.