End

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End (Apollo 16 site craterlet name)

Lat: 8.9°S, Long: 15.6°E, Diam: 0 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 45

external image normal_Apollo_16_Palmetto-End_craters.JPG
Apollo 16 Site Traverses chart

Images

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Was craterlet End photographed by Apollo 16's CDR John Young and LMP Charles Duke while they were driving their LRV (Lunar Roving Vehicle) along the eastern part of the much larger crater Palmetto?

Maps

(LAC zone 78D2) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map Apollo 16 Site Traverses chart

Description

The Landing Site Name "End" is also plotted on Topophotomap 78D2/S1 .

Description: Wikipedia

(no Wikipedia page for craterlet End)

Additional Information

Tiny craterlet, very near the northeastern part of the rim of the much larger crater Palmetto.

Nomenclature

Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 16 site.
Why was this craterlet called "End"?
Somewhere in the APOLLO LUNAR SURFACE JOURNAL (ALSJ) there should be an answer.

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Bibliography

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