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Bookmark or Share- Apollo 17 Mission Overview - Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)Taurus-Littrow is a narrow valley on the eastern rim of the Serenitatis impact basin. Samples of the massifs on the north and south sides of the valley would provide access to highland crustal rocks and observations by Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden were interpreted as indicating the possible presence of young volcanic cinder cones in the center ...
- Taurus–Littrow - WikipediaTaurus–Littrow is located in the Taurus mountain range and south of Littrow crater, features from which the valley received its name. The valley's name, coined by the Apollo 17 crew, was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1973.
- Taurus-Littrow Valley - NASA ScienceThe Taurus-Littrow study area, centered on the Apollo 17 landing site at 20.1911°N latitude, 30.7769°E longitude, is a valley on the edge of Mare Serenitatis that astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt explored in December 1972.
- The Valley of Taurus-Littrow - NASATaurus-Littrow is one such valley, located just south of Littrow Crater in the southwestern Taurus Mountains ( 0.9 Mb) that form the highlands east of Serenitatis. About 100 to 200 million years or so after Serenitatis formed, lavas welled up from the lunar interior and began to fill the low places.
- 50 Years Ago: Apollo 17 Lands at Taurus-Littrow - NASAThree views taken from the Lunar Module Challenger’s right side window following landing at the Taurus-Littrow site. Map of the Apollo 17 landing site showing the three surface traverses. Cernan radioed to Houston and the world, “Okay Houston, the Challenger has landed!”
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