Last (crater)

Last

Apollo 15 panoramic camera image. The LM Falcon is visible as a dot casting a shadow to the left near the upper left corner.
Coordinates 26°08′N 3°38′E / 26.13°N 3.64°E / 26.13; 3.64Coordinates: 26°08′N 3°38′E / 26.13°N 3.64°E / 26.13; 3.64
Diameter 150 m[1]
Eponym Astronaut-named feature

Last is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in the Hadley–Apennine region. Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin landed the Lunar Module Falcon on the northern edge of it in 1971, on the Apollo 15 mission.

Last crater is located approximately 2 km east of Hadley Rille and approximately 1 km northwest of Index, the intended landing point.

The name of the crater was formally adopted by the IAU in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Last, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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