Trident is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus-Littrow valley. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed about 300 m north of its rim in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission. They drove along the east rim of Trident during EVA 1 of the mission, in their rover.
To the south of Trident is Powell, to the west are Camelot and Horatio, and to the east is Sherlock.
The crater was named by the astronauts after a trident (three pronged spear) due to its shape.The Valley of Taurus-Littrow, Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal, Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright 1995 by Eric M. Jones
References
External links 43D1S2(25) Apollo 17 Traverses at Lunar and Planetary Institute Geological Investigation of the Taurus-Littrow Valley: Apollo 17 Landing Site