Shorty is a feature on Earth's Moon, an impact crater in the Taurus–Littrow valley.[2] Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt visited it in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission.[2][3] It is the location of the famous "orange soil", which geologists believe to be small bits of rapidly-cooled molten rock ejected in a fire fountain.[2] It is about 110 meters (120 yards) in diameter and up to 14 m (15 yd) deep.[4]
Shorty
Location of Shorty 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
Schematic cross section through Shorty crater with vertical scale exaggerated
Shorty Crater is about 14 m deep. Based on our investigations at the site and later examination of photographs, the impact that formed it penetrated, in order, regolith on the avalanche deposit, the avalanche deposit, regolith on a basalt flow, a basalt flow overlying and protecting the orange and black glass layers, the orange and black glass layers, regolith on a second basalt flow, and, finally, the upper portion of that second flow. Orange and black glass clods and basalt boulders are spread throughout the ejecta blanket surrounding Shorty.
Exploring Shorty crater during the Apollo 17 mission to the Moon. The orange soil was found to the right of the rover, at the base of the small hill at the crater rim.
Orange soil found next to Shorty, which turned out to be titanium-rich pyroclastic glass[4]
Planimetric map of Station 4 including the rim of Shorty
Referencesedit
^Shorty, 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
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shorty (crater).
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Apollo 17: Shorty Crater Panorama (14 December 2007)
VR panorama
LROC article, with overhead views
43D1S2(25) Apollo 17 Traverses at Lunar and Planetary Institute
Geological Investigation of the Taurus-Littrow Valley: Apollo 17 Landing Site
October 26, 2023
shorty, crater, shorty, feature, earth, moon, impact, crater, taurus, littrow, valley, astronauts, eugene, cernan, harrison, schmitt, visited, 1972, apollo, mission, location, famous, orange, soil, which, geologists, believe, small, bits, rapidly, cooled, molt. Shorty is a feature on Earth s Moon an impact crater in the Taurus Littrow valley 2 Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt visited it in 1972 on the Apollo 17 mission 2 3 It is the location of the famous orange soil which geologists believe to be small bits of rapidly cooled molten rock ejected in a fire fountain 2 It is about 110 meters 120 yards in diameter and up to 14 m 15 yd deep 4 ShortyLocation of Shorty 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 kmCoordinates20 13 N 30 38 E 20 22 N 30 63 E 20 22 30 63Diameter110 m 1 Depth14 mEponymAstronaut named featureSchematic cross section through Shorty crater with vertical scale exaggerated Shorty Crater is about 14 m deep Based on our investigations at the site and later examination of photographs the impact that formed it penetrated in order regolith on the avalanche deposit the avalanche deposit regolith on a basalt flow a basalt flow overlying and protecting the orange and black glass layers the orange and black glass layers regolith on a second basalt flow and finally the upper portion of that second flow Orange and black glass clods and basalt boulders are spread throughout the ejecta blanket surrounding Shorty Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt as quoted on the LROC Instrument website 4 To the east of Shorty are Victory Camelot and the Apollo 17 landing site To the southeast is Bronte To the southwest are Lara and Nansen The crater was named after the character Shorty in Richard Brautigan s 1967 novel Trout Fishing in America as well as to honor the genre of the short story with particular reference to J D Salinger 5 Apollo 17 panoramic camera image Exploring Shorty crater during the Apollo 17 mission to the Moon The orange soil was found to the right of the rover at the base of the small hill at the crater rim Orange soil found next to Shorty which turned out to be titanium rich pyroclastic glass 4 Planimetric map of Station 4 including the rim of ShortyReferences edit Shorty Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature International Astronomical Union IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature WGPSN a b c APOD June 24 2012 APOD May 23 2001 a b c LROC Just Another Crater The Valley of Taurus Littrow Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric M JonesExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shorty crater NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Apollo 17 Shorty Crater Panorama 14 December 2007 VR panorama LROC article with overhead views 43D1S2 25 Apollo 17 Traverses at Lunar and Planetary Institute Geological Investigation of the Taurus Littrow Valley Apollo 17 Landing Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shorty crater amp oldid 1124416884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
