Halo Crater

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

landing

Coordinates

3.02° S · 23.42° W

Diameter

0.01 km

IAU approval

1973/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-76 · Montes Riphaeus

Geological Chronicle

Halo crater is a small crater with a diameter of 0.01 kilometers, located in Oceanus Procellarum. On November 19, 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean landed the Lunar Module Intrepid north of Halo crater. Their landing point was beyond Surveyor crater to the north, with Head crater to the west of Surveyor, and Bench crater and Sharp crater (now called Sharp-Apollo) to the west of Halo.

South of Halo crater, the astronauts collected a double drive tube core sample. The two parts of the core tube are cataloged as samples 12025 (top) and 12028 (bottom). The International Astronomical Union formally adopted the name Halo in 1973.

Chronology & Exploration

1. 1969 Apollo 12 surface sample collection

   Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land Lunar Module Intrepid north of Halo crater on November 19 and collect drive tube core samples to the south.

2. 1973 IAU name adoption

   The International Astronomical Union formally adopts the astronaut-designated name Halo for the crater.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Official name, feature type, coordinates, dimensions, approval and name origin.
• Wikipedia — Halo (crater)

Name Origin

Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 12 site.