Rükl 25

Rükl Zone 25 - ROMER

Neighboring maps on the Rükl Nearside Map:

14	15	16
24	25	26
35	36	37

Photographic Map

(This map is based on an Earth-based photograph that has been computer-corrected to zero libration. The vertical white lines indicate the left and right boundaries of the Rükl rectangle)
 
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Named Features

• Apollo 17 (sixth manned landing on the moon, Apollo 17's LM Challenger soft-landed on December 11, 1972, at the Taurus-Littrow Valley).
• Apollo 17 ascent stage of LM Challenger (seems to have impacted at 19.96° North/ 30.50° East, on one of the slopes of the South Massif, alas, out of sight of the television camera on Apollo 17's Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) at the Taurus-Littrow Valley).
• (who knows, perhaps in the year 2017 there will be a small unmanned four-wheeled rover from AUDI at the Taurus-Littrow Valley, crawling its way toward "Challenger's Baby") (the Lunar Roving Vehicle of Apollo 17).
• Ataturk (a disallowed name from H.P.Wilkins for Romer A, north-northeast of Romer itself) (Romer A was also called Stephanides by F.C.Lamech).
• Beketov
• Bernini (a disallowed name for the bowl shaped crater Jansen L near Rima Jansen, see Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap 61-A1).
• Brewster
• Carmichael (Van Langren's Brunii).
• Catena Le Monnier (an unofficial name from D.Caes for the row of tiny depressions on the floor of Le Monnier).
• Catena Littrow
• Chacornac
• Ching-Te
• Clerke
• Dorsa Barlow
• Esclangon
• Evans (an unofficial name from D.Caes for one of the officially unnamed craterlets near the landingsite of Apollo 17 at the Taurus-Littrow valley) (Ronald Evans, 1933-1990, Command Module Pilot of Apollo 17).
• Fabbroni
• Fat Eight (a nickname from D.Caes for the curious "8" shaped formation about halfway between Beketov and Vitruvius).
• Fisher (a disallowed name from H.P.Wilkins for Vitruvius B, southeast of Vitruvius itself).
• Franck
• Franz
• Gardner
• Gardner Megadome (south of Gardner, unofficial name).
• Hill
• Jansen R's small companion (a nickname from D.Caes for the officially unnamed ghost-crater southeast of the much larger ghost-crater Jansen R), see http://bit.ly/2wtwbzB
• Lacus Bonitatis (J.Hewelcke's Paludes Cimmeriae).
• Lacus Locusta', or: Lobster Lake (lunar observer Ronb(ee)s nickname for a lobster-like area near Lacus Bonitatis) (could also be on Chart 26, I have to check this out, - DannyCaes Nov 12, 2015).
• Le Monnier
• Littrow
• Luna 21 (soft-landed on January 15, 1973, at the southern part of Le Monnier's floor) (Luna 21 delivered mankind's second unmanned 8-wheeled crawler, known as Lunokhod 2) (after Luna 17 with its Lunokhod 1 south of Promontorium Heraclides).
• Maraldi
• Mons Argaeus
• Mons Esam
• Mons Maraldi
• Mons Vitruvius (of which the northern part was called East Massif during the mission of Apollo 17 in december 1972).
• Montes Taurus (J.Hewelcke's Taurica Chersonnesus).
• Newcomb (Van Langren's Boivinii, J.Hewelcke's Mons Trapezus).
• Prom. Arietis (J.Hewelcke's disallowed name for a certain area near Vitruvius).
• Rima Carmen
• Rima Jansen (near the lower left corner of Chart 25).
• Rima Rudolf (once called Fossa Rudolf, see Lunar Topophotomap 42C3S3).
• Rimae Chacornac (once known as Fossa (or Fossae?) Chacornac, see Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap 43-A4).
• Rimae Littrow (once known as Fossae Littrow, see Lunar Topographic Orthophotomaps 42-C2, 43-A4, 43-D1).
• Rimae Römer (once known as Fossa (or Fossae?) Romer, see Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap 43-A4).
• Römer (Van Langren's Cartesii, J.Hewelcke's Mons Berosus).
• Sinus Amoris (Van Langren's Sinus Opticus, J.Hewelcke's Palus Byces).
• Stella
• Stephanides (a disallowed name from F.C.Lamech for Romer A, north-northeast of Romer itself) (Romer A was also called Ataturk by H.P.Wilkins).
• Taurus-Littrow Valley (the landingsite of Apollo 17's LM Challenger, between the North and South Massifs).
• Terra Sapientiae (Van Langren's disallowed name for the region occupying the upper right part of Chart 25).
• Terra Vitae (Riccioli's discontinued name for the region occupying the upper right part of Chart 25).
• Theophrastus
• Vitruvius (Van Langren's Cocci).

Additional IAU-named features associated with the Apollo 17 Site

• Bear Mountain (could be observed through telescope).
• Bowen-Apollo
• Brontë
• Camelot
• Cochise
• Emory
• Falcon
• Family Mountain (could be observed through telescope).
• Hess-Apollo
• Horatio
• Lara
• Light Mantle (could be observed through telescope).
• Mackin
• Nansen-Apollo
• North Massif (could be observed through telescope).
• Powell
• Scarp
• Sculptured Hills (could be observed through telescope).
• Shakespeare
• Sherlock
• Shorty
• South Massif (could be observed through telescope).
• Steno-Apollo
• Taurus-Littrow Valley (it should be mentioned that the largest one of the small craters on the floor of the Taurus-Littrow Valley was once called MOCR (Mission Operations Control Room) during the mission of Apollo 17 in december 1972) (the MOCR is perhaps detectable on High-Resolution webcam images made through powerful telescopes) - DannyCaes Sep 12, 2015
• Tortilla Flat
• Trident
• Van Serg
• Victory
• Wessex Cleft (could be observed through telescope).

Luna 21 and Lunokhod 2

See LPOD Close-Up of a Rille (December 19, 2008).
  Unofficial names along the track of Lunokhod 2:
 

• Circle harbour
• Far cape
• Fossa Incospicua
• Fossa Recta
• Gentle crater
• Near cape
• Oncoming hills

Lettered Crater Locations

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  Full zone with lettered craters:
 
 
  Lettered craters by quadrants:
 

North West	North East
South West	South East

Additional Information

• Other online descriptions of features in this Rükl map section:
  • UAI guide
  • Hitchhiker's Guide

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