Grissom (Moon)

Named after Virgil Ivan ("Gus") Grissom - American astronaut (1926-1967).

Grissom is a lunar crater that lies on the far side. It is located just to the south of the huge walled plain Apollo, and to the northeast of the crater Cori. The rim is eroded in places, particularly along the northeast where a pair of small craters lie along the sides. There is a clustering of small craterlets located to the south of the crater midpoint. (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 259 km

Chaffee F

MRV
4 Hours 3 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 22 Hours

N 92 km

L. Clark

MRV
1 Hour 26 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 17 Hours

NE 199 km

Anders

MRV
3 Hours 7 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 18 Hours

W 340 km

White

MRV
5 Hours 18 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 10 Hours

Grissom

-46.92° N 212.02° E

E 237 km

Riedel Z

MRV
3 Hours 42 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 11 Hours

SW 176 km

Cori(next)

MRV
2 Hours 45 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 8 Hours

S 55 km

Grissom M

Walking
1 Day 1 Hour

SE 84 km

Grissom K

MRV
1 Hour 19 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 14 Hours

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