Names for seven craters in the Apollo basin on the Moon have been provisionally approved by the International Astronomical Union to honor the seven Space Shuttle Columbia astronauts. The names can be seen in the list of lunar crater names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. The names are: Husband, McCool, Chawla, L. Clark, M. … Continue reading Lunar Craters Provisionally Named for Columbia Astronauts