St. George (crater)
 Apollo 15 panoramic camera image | |
| Coordinates | 25°58′N 3°32′E / 25.96°N 3.54°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 2.42 km[1] |
| Eponym | Astronaut-named feature |
St. George is a crater in the Hadley–Apennine region on Earth's Moon. Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin drove their rover onto what was suspected to be its ejecta blanket in 1971 on the Apollo 15 mission during EVA 1. They collected samples to the northeast of the crater, at Geology Station 2 of the mission.
St. George is on the west slope of Mons Hadley Delta and approximately 4 km southwest of the Apollo 15 landing point. Bridge crater is to the northwest and Elbow crater is to the northeast.
The name of the crater was formally adopted by the IAU in 1973.[1]
St. George is of Upper (Late) Imbrian age.[2]
Station 2
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David Scott collecting samples from a boulder down the northeast slope from the rim of St. George -
The boulder at Station 2 -
![Station 2 map.[3] X indicates sample locations, 5-digit numbers are LRL sample numbers, rectangle is lunar rover (dot indicates TV camera), black spots are large rocks, dashed lines are crater rims or other topographic features, and triangles are panorama stations.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/A15_PSR_Fig_5-65_Planimetric_map_Station_2.jpg/120px-A15_PSR_Fig_5-65_Planimetric_map_Station_2.jpg)
Station 2 map.[3] X indicates sample locations, 5-digit numbers are LRL sample numbers, rectangle is lunar rover (dot indicates TV camera), black spots are large rocks, dashed lines are crater rims or other topographic features, and triangles are panorama stations.
![Station 2 map.[3] X indicates sample locations, 5-digit numbers are LRL sample numbers, rectangle is lunar rover (dot indicates TV camera), black spots are large rocks, dashed lines are crater rims or other topographic features, and triangles are panorama stations.](/wiki/File:A15_PSR_Fig_5-65_Planimetric_map_Station_2.jpg)
External links
[edit]- Apollo 15 Traverses, Lunar Photomap 41B4S4(25)
References
[edit]- ^ a b St. George, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ^ The geologic history of the Moon. USGS Professional Paper 1348. By Don E. Wilhelms, John F. McCauley, and Newell J. Trask. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington: 1987. Table 11.2.
- ^ Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report, 1972, NASA SP-289, Scientific and Technical Information Office, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, Washington, D.C.