Camelot (crater) explained

Coordinates:20.19°N 30.73°W
Diameter:610 m[1]
Eponym:Astronaut-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 Camelot of Arthurian legend.[2]

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 -

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/984 Camelot
  2. https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/a17.site.html The Valley of Taurus-Littrow
  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. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/samples/atlas/compendium/75015.pdf 75015
  5. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/samples/atlas/compendium/75035.pdf 75035
  6. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/samples/atlas/compendium/75055.pdf 75055
  7. https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/catalogs/apollo17/v3/75065.pdf 75065
  8. https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/catalogs/apollo17/v3/75066.pdf 75066
  9. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/samples/atlas/compendium/75075.pdf 75075
  10. https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/catalogs/apollo17/v3/75085.pdf 75085
  11. https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/catalogs/apollo17/v3/75085.pdf 75085
  12. https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/catalogs/apollo17/v3/75085.pdf 75085
  13. https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/catalogs/apollo17/v3/75085.pdf 75085
  14. https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/catalogs/apollo17/v3/75085.pdf 75085