Little West
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Little West (Apollo 11 site craterlet name)
| Lat: 0.67°N, Long: 23.48°E, Diam: 0.04 km, Height: km |
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Images
While on the moon in July 1969, CDR Neil Armstrong of APOLLO 11 made several Hasselblad photographs of Little West.
See:
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Maps
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- Crater Little West was officially named by the IAU on 26 July 2017
Nomenclature
LPOD Articles
LROC Articles
Bibliography
David M. Harland: EXPLORING THE MOON, the Apollo expeditions.
