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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. |
'''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. |
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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 (crater)|Shakespeare]]. |
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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Location of Sherlock crater in Taurus-Littrow Valley
Scale bar is 5 km | |
Diameter | 520 m[1] |
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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.
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.