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.
![]() 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 |
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Diameter | 150 m[1] |
Eponym | Astronaut-named feature |
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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]
External links
edit- Apollo 15 Traverses, Lunar Photomap 41B4S4(25)