Shakespeare (lunar crater)
 Location of Shakespeare 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°14′N 30°49′E / 20.24°N 30.82°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 540 m[1] |
| Eponym | Astronaut-named feature |
Shakespeare is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus–Littrow valley. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed southwest of it in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission. They did not visit it, but in fact drove around it during EVA 3.
To the south is Van Serg, to the northeast is Cochise, and to the northwest is a crater unofficially called Henry on some maps.
The crater was named by the astronauts after English playwright William Shakespeare.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Shakespeare, 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