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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Horatio LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Horatio%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Horatio Apollo Images]<br /> According to Eric M. Jones's ''ALSJ'' (''Apollo Lunar Surface Journal''), Apollo 17's B-and-W ''Hasselblad'' frames [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a17/AS17-135-20607.jpg AS17-135-20607] and [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a17/AS17-135-20609.jpg 20609] might show crater '''Horatio''' near the right margins of both frames. These frames were made from the LRV, en-route from the '''SEP site''' to '''Station 2'''.<br /> Additional research: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Horatio LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Horatio%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Horatio Apollo Images]<br /> According to Eric M. Jones's ''ALSJ'' (''Apollo Lunar Surface Journal''), Apollo 17's B-and-W ''Hasselblad'' frames [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a17/AS17-135-20607.jpg AS17-135-20607] and [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a17/AS17-135-20609.jpg 20609] might show crater '''Horatio''' near the right margins of both frames. These frames were made from the LRV, en-route from the '''SEP site''' to '''Station 2'''.<br /> Additional research: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([http://the-moon. | + | ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 43D1)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac43/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I799/ Geologic map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto43d1_2/ LTO map]<br /> <br /> [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2554 IAU page]<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The [http://the-moon. | + | The [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Landing%20Site%20Name Landing Site Name] "Horatio" is plotted on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/topophoto/43D1S1/ Topophotomap 43D1/S1] .<br /> |
* '''Horatio''' (crater) - "Horatio Hornblower and his compatriots in the historical fiction of C. S. Forester provide the humanly personal insight into how ordinary, but then how extraordinary, heroes turn out to be. From the wooden ships and pathways of the sea of which Forester wrote, came many of the space-faring traditions that guide our course toward the stars." Horatio is just west of '''Camelot''' and the crew drove past it on EVA-2 (source''':''' ''APOLLO LUNAR SURFACE JOURNAL'', Eric M. Jones). | * '''Horatio''' (crater) - "Horatio Hornblower and his compatriots in the historical fiction of C. S. Forester provide the humanly personal insight into how ordinary, but then how extraordinary, heroes turn out to be. From the wooden ships and pathways of the sea of which Forester wrote, came many of the space-faring traditions that guide our course toward the stars." Horatio is just west of '''Camelot''' and the crew drove past it on EVA-2 (source''':''' ''APOLLO LUNAR SURFACE JOURNAL'', Eric M. Jones). | ||
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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
| − | * Astronaut-named feature, [http://the-moon. | + | * Astronaut-named feature, [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Apollo%2017%20site Apollo 17 site], approved in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions%20XVIB IAU Transactions XVIB] (1976). |
* According to [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/a17.site.html Harrison Schmitt] the name honors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Hornblower Horatio Hornblower], a fictional British naval officer. | * According to [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/a17.site.html Harrison Schmitt] the name honors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Hornblower Horatio Hornblower], a fictional British naval officer. | ||
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Revision as of 20:16, 11 April 2018
Contents
Horatio (Apollo 17 site craterlet name)
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Table of Contents
[#Horatio (Apollo 17 site craterlet name) Horatio (Apollo 17 site craterlet name)]
[#Horatio (Apollo 17 site craterlet name)-Images Images]
[#Horatio (Apollo 17 site craterlet name)-Maps Maps]
[#Horatio (Apollo 17 site craterlet name)-Description Description]
[#Horatio (Apollo 17 site craterlet name)-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Horatio (Apollo 17 site craterlet name)-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Horatio (Apollo 17 site craterlet name)-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Horatio (Apollo 17 site craterlet name)-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Horatio (Apollo 17 site craterlet name)-Bibliography Bibliography]
Apollo 17 Site Traverses Chart
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
According to Eric M. Jones's ALSJ (Apollo Lunar Surface Journal), Apollo 17's B-and-W Hasselblad frames AS17-135-20607 and 20609 might show crater Horatio near the right margins of both frames. These frames were made from the LRV, en-route from the SEP site to Station 2.
Additional research: Danny Caes
Maps
(LAC zone 43D1) LAC map Geologic map LTO map
IAU page
Description
The Landing Site Name "Horatio" is plotted on Topophotomap 43D1/S1 .
- Horatio (crater) - "Horatio Hornblower and his compatriots in the historical fiction of C. S. Forester provide the humanly personal insight into how ordinary, but then how extraordinary, heroes turn out to be. From the wooden ships and pathways of the sea of which Forester wrote, came many of the space-faring traditions that guide our course toward the stars." Horatio is just west of Camelot and the crew drove past it on EVA-2 (source: APOLLO LUNAR SURFACE JOURNAL, Eric M. Jones).
Description: Wikipedia
Horatio (correct link)
Additional Information
Nomenclature
- Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 17 site, approved in IAU Transactions XVIB (1976).
- According to Harrison Schmitt the name honors Horatio Hornblower, a fictional British naval officer.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
David M. Harland: EXPLORING THE MOON, the Apollo expeditions.
Eric M. Jones: APOLLO LUNAR SURFACE JOURNAL (ALSJ).
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