Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxk.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!ihuxk!rs55611 From: rs55611@ihuxk.UUCP (Robert E. Schleicher) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: 2010 bugs... Message-ID: <853@ihuxk.UUCP> Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 13:44:13 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxk.853 Posted: Tue Jan 15 13:44:13 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jan-85 05:14:58 EST References: <179@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 12 The monolith in 2001 was indeed found at Tycho, being christened Tycho Magnetic Anomaly 1, or TMA-1, as another poster stated. The reason someone remembered Clavius, is that Clavius was the crater where the lunar base was located, from which the expedition was sent via lunar rover to the Tycho site. The "reason" given for having the monolith at Tycho was that the prominent "rays" surrounding Tycho make it a very prominent lunar landmark. Clavius happens to be the nearst big landmark to Tycho, so that is where the base was placed (I believe Clavius is the largest crater on the moon, at least on the earth side.) Bob Schleicher ihuxk!rs55611