Sherlock

Sherlock (Apollo 17 site craterlet name)

Lat: 20.2°N, Long: 30.8°E, Diam: 0 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 25

Apollo 17 Site Traverses Chart

Images

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• AS17-143-21882 shows a peculiar boulder north-northeast of Sherlock, discovered by Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt while they were en-route from Station 9 to the LM.
• Source: Eric M. Jones's ALSJ (Apollo Lunar Surface Journal).

Maps

(LAC zone 43D1) LAC map Geologic map LTO map

Description

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Sherlock (correct link)

Additional Information

• The Landing Site Name "Sherlock" is plotted on Topophotomap 43D1/S1 and Site Traverses chart 43D1S2.

Nomenclature

• Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 17 site.
• East-northeast of Sherlock is a small crater which seems to have been called Mariner (slightly northward of the landing site of Apollo 17's LM Challenger). Source: APOLLO 17 Preliminary Science Report.- DannyCaes May 6, 2014

LPOD Articles

Bibliography

David M. Harland: EXPLORING THE MOON, the Apollo expeditions.
  Eric M. Jones: APOLLO LUNAR SURFACE JOURNAL (ALSJ).

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