valley on the Moon

There is a valley on the moon named after him as well as a crater.

Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt named a crater explored in the Taurus-Littrow Valley on the moon "Shorty", after the character in the book.

The Apollo 17 Goodwill Moon Rock was collected by astronauts Eugene Cernan and Dr. Harrison Schmitt in the Taurus-Littrow valley on the moon.