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Coordinates: 20°11N 30°44E / 20.19°N 30.73°E / 20.19; 30.73
 

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Camelot
Location of Camelot 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
Coordinates20°11′N 30°44′E / 20.19°N 30.73°E / 20.19; 30.73
Diameter610 m[1]
EponymAstronaut-named feature

Camelot is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus-Littrow valley. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt visited it in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission, during EVA 2. Geology Station 5 was along the south rim of Camelot.

Camelot is due 700 meters west of the landing site. The smaller Horatio crater is to the southwest, and Victory is to the northwest. Powell and Trident are to the southeast.

The crater was named by the astronauts after the castle CamelotofArthurian legend.[2]

Panorama taken by Eugene Cernan from the south rim of Camelot, at Geology Station 5 (part of the "West pan" in the map below")
Planimetric map of station 5
Apollo 17 panoramic camera image

Samples[edit]

The following samples were collected from Camelot crater (Station 5), as listed in Table 7-I of the Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report.[3] The "Rock Type" is from the table, and the "Lithology" is from the Lunar Sample Compendium of the Lunar and Planetary Institute or NASA's Lunar Sample Catalog.

Sample In Situ Photo Rock Type Lithology Photo
75015 Coarse basalt Ilmenite Basalt[4]
75035 Medium basalt Ilmenite Basalt[5]
75055 Coarse basalt Ilmenite Basalt[6]
75065 - Medium basalt High-Ti Mare Basalt[7] -
75066 - Dark-gray basalt Glassy Breccia[8] -
75075 Medium basalt Vuggy Ilmenite Basalt[9]
75085 - Medium basalt High-Ti Basalt (from soil sample 75080)[10] -
75086 - Medium basalt High-Ti Basalt (from soil sample 75080)[11] -
75087 - Medium basalt High-Ti Basalt (from soil sample 75080)[12] -
75088 - Fine basalt High-Ti Basalt (from soil sample 75080)[13] -
75089 - Fine basalt High-Ti Basalt (from soil sample 75080)[14] -
75115 - Fine basalt High-Ti Basalt -

References[edit]

  1. ^ Camelot Archived 2016-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  • ^ The Valley of Taurus-Littrow Archived 2018-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal, Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric M. Jones
  • ^ Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report (NASA Special Publication 330). Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. 1973.
  • ^ 75015 Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Lunar Sample Compendium
  • ^ 75035 Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Lunar Sample Compendium
  • ^ 75055 Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Lunar Sample Compendium
  • ^ 75065 Archived 2022-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, Lunar Sample Catalog
  • ^ 75066 Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Lunar Sample Catalog
  • ^ 75075 Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Lunar Sample Compendium
  • ^ 75085 Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Lunar Sample Catalog
  • ^ 75085 Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Lunar Sample Catalog
  • ^ 75085 Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Lunar Sample Catalog
  • ^ 75085 Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Lunar Sample Catalog
  • ^ 75085 Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Lunar Sample Catalog
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