Resnik (Moon)

Named after Judith Arlene Resnik - member of the Challenger crew (1949-1986).

Resnik is a small lunar crater that is located within the interior of the huge walled plain Apollo,. It lies to the southwest of the smaller crater McAuliffe. This is a roughly circular, bowl-shaped crater. (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 239 km

Plummer M

MRV
3 Hours 44 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 12 Hours

N 62 km

Smith

Walking
1 Day 4 Hours

NE 40 km

McAuliffe(next)

Walking
18 Hours 19 Minutes

W 162 km

Dryden

MRV
2 Hours 32 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 2 Hours

Resnik

-34.15° N 209.16° E

E 320 km

Kleymenov

MRV
5 Hours
Walking
6 Days 1 Hour

SW 175 km

Chaffee

MRV
2 Hours 44 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 7 Hours

S 45 km

Apollo(last)

Walking
20 Hours 34 Minutes

SE 83 km

Jarvis

MRV
1 Hour 18 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 14 Hours

Tour so far: Visited 25 locations over 2,187 km. Next: McAuliffe
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