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{{Short description|Crater on the Moon}} |
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| image = Sherlock crater location AS17-151-23251.jpg |
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| caption = Location of Sherlock crater in Taurus–Littrow valley. South Massif is at lower left, North Massif is at top center, and Sculptured Hills are at upper right. Scale bar is 5 km |
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latitude=20.15| |
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| coordinates = {{coord|20.15|N|30.79|E|globe:moon_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |
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| ⚫ | | diameter = 520 m<ref name=GPN>[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5484 Sherlock], Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union ([[IAU]]) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)</ref> |
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longitude=30.79| |
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[[Image:Sherlock crater AS17-P-2750 ASU.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Apollo 17 panoramic camera image]] |
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[[File:Sherlock carater rim AS17-143-21885.jpg|thumb|left|500px|The Apollo 17 astronauts took this photo of the rim of Sherlock from their lunar rover on their way back to the [[Apollo Lunar Module|lunar module]] from [[Van Serg (crater)|Van Serg]] crater.]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Sherlock''' is a feature on Earth's [[Moon]], a crater in [[Taurus–Littrow]] valley. Astronauts [[Eugene Cernan]] and [[Harrison Schmitt]] drove their [[Lunar Roving Vehicle|rover]] to the north of it in 1972, on the [[Apollo 17]] mission. They photographed the rim, as shown below. |
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| ⚫ | Sherlock is about 1 km east of the Apollo 17 landing site. To the south of it is [[Steno-Apollo (crater)|Steno]] crater and to the north are [[Van Serg (crater)|Van Serg]] and [[Shakespeare (lunar crater)|Shakespeare]]. |
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'''Sherlock''' is a feature on Earth's [[Moon]], a crater in [[ |
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The crater was named by the astronauts after the fictional [[Sherlock Holmes]] from the works of [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]].<ref>[https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/a17.site.html The Valley of Taurus–Littrow], Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal, Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric M. Jones</ref> |
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Sherlock is about 1 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LPST/43d1s2/ 43D1S2(25) Apollo 17 Traverses] at Lunar and Planetary Institute |
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*[http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/a17pp-geosynth.pdf Geological Investigation of the |
*[http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/a17pp-geosynth.pdf Geological Investigation of the Taurus–Littrow Valley: Apollo 17 Landing Site] |
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[[Category:Impact craters on the Moon]] |
[[Category:Impact craters on the Moon]] |
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[[Category:Apollo 17]] |
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Location of Sherlock crater in Taurus–Littrow valley. South Massif is at lower left, North Massif is at top center, and Sculptured Hills are at upper right. Scale bar is 5 km
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| Coordinates | 20°09′N 30°47′E / 20.15°N 30.79°E / 20.15; 30.79 |
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| Diameter | 520 m[1] |
| Eponym | Astronaut-named feature |
Sherlock is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus–Littrow valley. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt drove their rover to the north of it in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission. They photographed the rim, as shown below.
Sherlock is about 1 km east of the Apollo 17 landing site. To the south of it is Steno crater and to the north are Van Serg and Shakespeare.
The crater was named by the astronauts after the fictional Sherlock Holmes from the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.[2]
