Victory (crater)
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Location of Victory 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 | |
| Coordinates | 20°13′N 30°40′E / 20.22°N 30.67°ECoordinates: 20°13′N 30°40′E / 20.22°N 30.67°E |
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| Diameter | 510 m[1] |
| Eponym | Astronaut-named feature |
Victory 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. The astronauts stopped at the south rim of Victory on their way back to the Lunar Module from Shorty crater.
To the west of Victory is Shorty crater and to the east are Camelot and Horatio, as well as the landing site itself. To the south is Brontë.
The crater was named by the astronauts honoring Winston Churchill, who delivered the famous 'Victory' speech in 1940.[2]
Mosaic of Apollo 17 images of Victory crater, facing north at center
References
- ↑ Victory, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ↑ The Valley of Taurus-Littrow, Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal, Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric M. Jones