Astronomy:Camelot (crater)

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Short description: Lunar impact crater
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
Diameter610 m[1]


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 Camelot of Arthurian 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

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

  1. ↑ Camelot , Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  2. ↑ The Valley of Taurus-Littrow , Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal, Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric M. Jones
  3. ↑ Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report (NASA Special Publication 330). Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. 1973.
  4. ↑ 75015 , Lunar Sample Compendium
  5. ↑ 75035 , Lunar Sample Compendium
  6. ↑ 75055 , Lunar Sample Compendium
  7. ↑ 75065 , Lunar Sample Catalog
  8. ↑ 75066 , Lunar Sample Catalog
  9. ↑ 75075 , Lunar Sample Compendium
  10. ↑ 75085 , Lunar Sample Catalog
  11. ↑ 75085 , Lunar Sample Catalog
  12. ↑ 75085 , Lunar Sample Catalog
  13. ↑ 75085 , Lunar Sample Catalog
  14. ↑ 75085 , Lunar Sample Catalog



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