The crater was also used as a landmark by Apollo astronauts on previous missions. It was designated landmark DE-1/12,Lunar Landmark Locations - Apollo 8, 10, 11, and 12 Missions. NASA technical note D-6082. Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. November 1970. Figure 22. and astronaut Dick Gordon tracked it photographically on revolutions 42 and 44 of the Apollo 12 mission.
