Emory (crater)

Short description: Lunar impact crater in the Taurus–Littrow valley

Emory

Location of Emory crater in Taurus–Littrow valley. South Massif is at lower left, North Massif is at top center, and Sculptured Hills are at upper right. Scale bar is 5 km

Diameter| 550 m[1]
Apollo 17 panoramic camera image

Emory is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus–Littrow valley. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed north of it in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission, but did not visit it.

Emory is south of Steno crater and Geology Station 1. To the southwest are Mackin and Hess.

The crater was named by the astronauts after explorer and surveyor William H. Emory.[2]

## References

1. ↑ Emory, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
2. ↑ The Valley of Taurus-Littrow, Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal, Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric M. Jones

## External links

* 43D1S2(25) Apollo 17 Traverses at Lunar and Planetary Institute
* Geological Investigation of the Taurus-Littrow Valley: Apollo 17 Landing Site

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