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Bowen-Apollo (crater)

Coordinates: 20°16′N 30°52′E / 20.27°N 30.87°E / 20.27; 30.87
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Bowen-Apollo
Location of Bowen-Apollo 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
Coordinates20°16′N 30°52′E / 20.27°N 30.87°E / 20.27; 30.87
Diameter300 m[1]
EponymAstronaut-named feature
Apollo 17 panoramic camera image from low lunar orbit

Bowen-Apollo is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus-Littrow valley, located at the foot of the Sculptured Hills. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed to the southwest of it in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission. They referred to it simply as Bowen during the mission. It is located just east of Geology Station 8.

To the southwest of Bowen are Cochise, Van Serg, and Shakespeare. To the west is Henry.

The crater was named by the astronauts after geologist Norman L. Bowen, originator of Bowen's reaction series.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bowen-Apollo, 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
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