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The crater's name is currently informal and not recognized by the [[International Astronomical Union]] (IAU), although nearly all the other features within the Taurus-Littrow valley that were named by the astronauts are. Possibly part of the reason is that the IAU recognizes the larger lunar crater [[Henry (lunar crater)|Henry]].<ref>[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2451 Henry crater], Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, |
The crater's name is currently informal and not recognized by the [[International Astronomical Union]] (IAU), although nearly all the other features within the Taurus-Littrow valley that were named by the astronauts are. Possibly part of the reason is that the IAU recognizes the larger lunar crater [[Henry (lunar crater)|Henry]].<ref>[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2451 Henry crater], Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, |
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Henry is northwest of [[Shakespeare (crater)|Shakespeare]] and [[Van Serg (crater)|Van Serg]], and west of [[Cochise (crater)|Cochise]]. It is south of Geology Station 6 of the Apollo 17 mission. |
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Henry is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus-Littrow valley, located at the foot of the Sculptured Hills. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed to the southwest of it in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission.
The crater's name is currently informal and not recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), although nearly all the other features within the Taurus-Littrow valley that were named by the astronauts are. Possibly part of the reason is that the IAU recognizes the larger lunar crater Henry.[1]
Henry is northwest of Shakespeare and Van Serg, and west of Cochise. It is south of Geology Station 6 of the Apollo 17 mission.