Chaffee (Moon)

Named after Roger Bruce Chaffee - American aeronautic engineer, astronaut (1935-1967).

Chaffee is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side. It lies within the huge walled plain Apollo, and is one of several craters in that formation named for astronauts and people associated with the Apollo program. This basin is a double-ringed formation, and the crater Chaffee is situated across the southwest part of the inner ring. The ridge from this ring extends northward from the northern rim. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.

NW 47 km

Chaffee W

Walking
21 Hours 46 Minutes

N 167 km

Dryden(last)

MRV
2 Hours 37 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 4 Hours

NE 105 km

Borman V

MRV
1 Hour 38 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 23 Hours

W 88 km

Chaffee S

MRV
1 Hour 23 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 16 Hours

Chaffee

-39.06° N 205.37° E

E 46 km

Chaffee F

Walking
20 Hours 56 Minutes

SW 208 km

White(next)

MRV
3 Hours 15 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 22 Hours

S 304 km

Hendrix M

MRV
4 Hours 45 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 18 Hours

SE 180 km

M. Anderson

MRV
2 Hours 49 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 9 Hours

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