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Head (Apollo 12 site craterlet name)

Lat: 3.01368°S, Long: 23.42673°W, Diam: 0.126 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 42

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Left: Lunar Orbiter frame III-154H2 with Davies and Colvin positions marked; Right: Apollo 12 Site Traverses Chart

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Additional Information

  • IAU page: Head
  • The position and diameter in the title line are from Davies and Colvin, who determined the position by scaling from a known point in the Site Traverses Chart which is probably based on Lunar Orbiter III photos.
  • The much less precise official data from the IAU Planetary Gazetteer are: Lat: 3.0°S, Long: 23.4°W, Diam: 0.1 km.


Nomenclature

Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 12 site. This is the "head" of the Snowman crater grouping.

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