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{{Infobox Lunar crater |
{{Infobox Lunar crater |
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| caption = [[Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter|LRO]] Narrow Angle Camera image |
| caption = [[Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter|LRO]] Narrow Angle Camera image |
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| coordinates = {{coord|3.01|S|23.43|W|globe:moon_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |
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'''Head''' crater is a small crater in [[ |
'''Head''' crater is a small crater in [[Oceanus Procellarum]] on the [[Moon]]. The name of the crater was formally adopted by the [[IAU]] in 1973.<ref name=GPN/> |
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[[Apollo 12]] astronauts [[Pete Conrad]] and [[Alan Bean]] landed the [[Apollo Lunar Module|Lunar Module]] (LM) ''Intrepid'' northeast of Head crater on November 19, 1969. To the east of Head is the larger [[Surveyor (crater)|Surveyor]] crater. To the southwest are [[Bench (crater)|Bench]] crater and [[Sharp-Apollo (crater)|Sharp]] crater (now called Sharp-Apollo). To the northwest of Head is the larger crater [[Middle Crescent (crater)|Middle Crescent]]. |
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It is called ''Head'' because the pattern of craters in the area resembles that of a [[snowman]] (with Surveyor crater forming the body) when viewed from the east, as in the landing approach. |
It is called ''Head'' because the pattern of craters in the area resembles that of a [[snowman]] (with Surveyor crater forming the body) when viewed from the east, as in the landing approach. |
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File:AS12-49-7194 (21671911932).jpg|Another view of the trench. |
File:AS12-49-7194 (21671911932).jpg|Another view of the trench. |
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==External links== |
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* [[Lunar Orbiter 3]] image [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/images/print/3154_h2.jpg 154 H2], used for planning the mission (landing site is left of center). |
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* [[Lunar Orbiter 1]] sequence of images [https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?1157 157], [https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?1158 158], and [https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?1159 159], showing the Apollo 12 landing site and vicinity |
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==References== |
==References== |
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LRO Narrow Angle Camera image
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| Coordinates | 3°01′S 23°26′W / 3.01°S 23.43°W / -3.01; -23.43 |
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| Diameter | 120 m[1] |
| Eponym | Astronaut-named feature |
Head crater is a small crater in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon. The name of the crater was formally adopted by the IAU in 1973.[1]
Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean landed the Lunar Module (LM) Intrepid northeast of Head crater on November 19, 1969. To the east of Head is the larger Surveyor crater. To the southwest are Bench crater and Sharp crater (now called Sharp-Apollo). To the northwest of Head is the larger crater Middle Crescent.
It is called Head because the pattern of craters in the area resembles that of a snowman (with Surveyor crater forming the body) when viewed from the east, as in the landing approach.
Lunar sample 12055, a pigeonite basalt, was collected on the north rim of Head crater.[2] The crew dug a small trench about 15 m inside the northwest rim of Head crater. Soil samples 12033 and 12034 were collected from it. 12033 is a ropy glass sample that has been suggested came from Copernicus crater and may represent material from the Fra Mauro formation.[3] Sample 12034 is regolith breccia. Its composition does not match the other regolith samples from the site and is presumed to have a distant origin.[4]
