Flank

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Flank (Apollo 14 site craterlet name)



Lat: 3.7°S, Long: 17.4°W, Diam: 0 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 42

external image Apollo_14_Flank_crater.JPG
Apollo 14 Site Traverses Chart

Images

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Flank crater as seen shortly before touchdown of Apollo 14's LM Antares (source: APOLLO LUNAR SURFACE JOURNAL, Eric M. Jones).

Maps

(LAC zone 76B1) LAC map Geologic map LM map AIC map
APOLLO LUNAR SURFACE JOURNAL (ALSJ) maps of Apollo 14 traverses near Flank:
Near Flank crater and Flank ridge
Cone and Flank
Northeast and southwest traverses near Flank
South of Cone crater, east of Flank

Description


Description: Wikipedia

(no Wikipedia page for Apollo 14's Flank).

Additional Information


Nomenclature

Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 14 site.

LPOD Articles


Bibliography

Alice J. Hall: APOLLO 14, the climb up Cone crater (National Geographic, July 1971).
David M. Harland: EXPLORING THE MOON, the Apollo expeditions.
Eric M. Jones: APOLLO LUNAR SURFACE JOURNAL (ALSJ).