Rhysling (Moon)

Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 15 site.

Rhysling is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in the Hadley–Apennine region. Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin stopped near the west rim of it in 1971, on the Apollo 15 mission, during EVA 1. Geology Station 3 was about 125 meters west , and a single piece of vesicular basalt was collected there Rhysling is located less than 1 km east of Hadley Rille, less than 1 km northwest of Earthlight crater, and about 2 km south of the Apollo 15 landing site itself. (wikipedia entry)

A landing site name is a lunar feature at or near Apollo landing sites.

NW 3 km

Terrace

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1 Hour 22 Minutes

N 1 km

Last

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52 Minutes

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Index

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W 3 km

Bridge

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1 Hour 34 Minutes

Rhysling

26.07° N 3.62° E

E 958 m

Earthlight(last)

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26 Minutes

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Elbow(next)

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36 Minutes

S 4 km

Apennine Front

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2 Hours 13 Minutes

SE 1 km

Dune

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41 Minutes

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