Mons Vitruvius
Contents
- 1 Mons Vitruvius (aka East Massif, Apollo 17)
- 1.1 Images
- 1.2 Surface photographs of the northern part of Mons Vitruvius (NASA's "East Massif"), as seen from different stations in the valley of Taurus-Littrow (Apollo 17)
- 1.3 Maps
- 1.4 Description
- 1.5 Description: Wikipedia
- 1.6 Additional Information
- 1.7 Nomenclature
- 1.8 LPOD Articles
- 1.9 Bibliography
Mons Vitruvius (aka East Massif, Apollo 17)
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Lat: 19.4°N, Long: 30.8°E, Diam: 15 km, Height: km, Rükl: 25 |
AS17-M-0794 In addition to Mons Vitruvius (aka Apollo 17's East Massif), all the features in the Apollo 17 site and its immediate surroundings are visible here. These include Rima Rudolf, Stella and the ones labeled: North Massif, South Massif, Sculptured Hills and Ching-Te.
Images
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- Although there's nothing for Mons Vitruvius in the LPI's Apollo Image Atlas, this mountainous mass was frequently photographed during the mission of Apollo 17 in december 1972, when it was called the East Massif.
The northeastern part of Mons Vitruvius (more precisely: the northwestern slopes of it) was captured on the south-southeast looking Hasselblad frames in the many panoramas made from locations within the Taurus-Littrow Valley. The panoramas made from Apollo 17's north-northeast located Stations 6, 7, and 8 (on and near the slopes of the North Massif and the Sculptured Hills) show most of Mons Vitruvius.- DannyCaes Feb 10, 2013
- Thus, as seen from the landing site of Apollo 17's LM Challenger, Mons Vitruvius was the REAL South Massif (or South-southeast Massif), while NASA's South Massif should have been called West-southwest Massif.- DannyCaes Feb 10, 2013
- The most northern part of Mons Vitruvius was captured in the orbital pre-landing Hasselblad frames AS17-147-22464 to 22467. In these westward looking frames, Mons Vitruvius is seen at left and in the lower left corner.- DannyCaes Feb 12, 2013
Surface photographs of the northern part of Mons Vitruvius (NASA's "East Massif"), as seen from different stations in the valley of Taurus-Littrow (Apollo 17)
This list is part of an experiment to look for "candidates" to create 3D-Stereo images of Mons Vitruvius. - DannyCaes May 2, 2014
EVA 1
- AS17-147-22513 : seen from Station LM (near the Lunar Module, while most of Mons Vitruvius was still in darkness).
- AS17-147-22557 : seen from the ALSEP station, slightly west of the LM.
- AS17-147-22583 : seen from the ALSEP station, slightly west of the LM.
- AS17-147-22605 : seen from the ALSEP station, slightly west of the LM.
- AS17-136-20703 : seen from the ALSEP station, slightly west of the LM.
- AS17-134-20392 : seen from a location on the traverse from Station SEP to Station 1.
- AS17-136-20730 : seen from a location on the traverse from Station SEP to Station 1.
- AS17-134-20414 : seen from Station 1 near Steno crater.
- AS17-136-20768 : seen from Station 1 near Steno crater.
EVA 2
- AS17-137-20882 : seen from Station LM.
- AS17-138-21081 : seen from a location on the traverse from Station 2 to Station 2A near Nansen crater at the slope of the South Massif.
- AS17-138-21169 : seen from Station 3 near Lara crater on the Light Mantle.
- AS17-137-21020 : seen from Station 4 near Shorty crater.
- AS17-133-20284 : seen from a location on the traverse from Station 4 to Station 5.
- AS17-133-20301 : seen from a location on the traverse from Station 4 to Station 5.
- AS17-133-20323 : seen from a location on the traverse from Station 4 to Station 5.
- AS17-133-20327 : seen from a location on the traverse from Station 4 to Station 5.
- AS17-145-22163 : seen from Station 5 near Camelot crater.
- AS17-133-20354 and AS17-133-20361 : seen from the same spot at Station 5 near Camelot crater.
- AS17-133-20374 : seen from a location on the traverse from Station 5 to Station LM.
EVA 3
- AS17-140-21374 : seen from Station LM.
- AS17-140-21499 : seen from Station 6 up the slope of the North Massif.
- AS17-141-21598 : seen from Station 6 up the slope of the North Massif.
- AS17-146-22346 : seen from Station 7 up the slope of the North Massif (east of Station 6).
- AS17-146-22381 : seen from Station 8 up the slope of the Sculptured hills (Station 8 was the most eastern station, east of Station 7).
- AS17-142-21739 : seen from Station 8 up the slope of the Sculptured hills.
- AS17-142-21769 : seen from a location on the traverse from Station 8 to Station 9.
- AS17-146-22447 : seen from Station 9 near Van Serg crater.
- AS17-142-21794 : seen from Station 9 near Van Serg crater.
- AS17-142-21818 : seen from Station 9 near Van Serg crater.
- AS17-143-21846 : seen from Station 9 near Van Serg crater.
- AS17-134-20454 : seen from Station 9 near Van Serg crater (East Massif out of focus, Jack Schmitt on the LRV).
- AS17-134-20509 : seen from Station LM, at the end of EVA-3 (note the large boulders in the distance, just above the flag).
Additional research Apollo 17 photography: Danny Caes
Many thanks to Eric M. Jones of the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal (ALSJ), Kipp Teague of the Project Apollo Archive, and David M. Harland of the book Exploring the Moon, the Apollo Expeditions (Springer, 1999).
Maps
(LAC zone 43D4) LAC map Geologic map LTO map
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- From the lower sun view of AS17-M-0446, the northern peak rises about 1900 m above the floor of the Taurus-Littrow Valley. The southern peak is taller, with an elevation of around 2200 m. Both of these are taller than South Massif (about 1800 m)., which itself appears to be considerably taller than North Massif (<1000 m). - Jim Mosher
- We could ask questions about the visibility of Mons Vitruvius's distant southern peaks on Apollo 17's south-looking photographs made from Stations 6, 7, and 8 on the slopes of the North Massif and the Sculptured Hills.- DannyCaes Feb 21, 2013
Nomenclature
Named from nearby crater. (Vitruvius)
- This name was introduced on LTO 43D4. The maker of that map labeled it in such a way as to indicate that the name applied to both peaks. The center position listed in the IAU Planetary Gazetteer (and given in the title data of this page) corresponds to the low point midway between them. - Jim Mosher
- The north-northeastern part of Mons Vitruvius (the western slopes of it) was known as the East Massif during the mission of Apollo 17 in december 1972.- DannyCaes Feb 15, 2013
- East Massif's Boulderfield; a post-mission nickname invented by Danny Caes. This is the distinct field of boulders on one of the bulbous lower peaks of the East Massif. Location of the boulderfield; LAT: 19.71770, LON: 30.84818, diameter about 300 meters. This boulderfield was frequently photographed by Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt while they explored the Taurus-Littrow valley (Apollo 17). On each one of those photographs, the boulderfield appears like a "dark flat pile of junk". This dark-looking boulderfield was captured on several Hasselblad frames, such as AS17-134-20513 (on which it is visible slightly to the right of the LM, in the distance below the fiducial cross).- DannyCaes Feb 21, 2013
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