Abbe (moon crater)

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Abb
Abbe (Moon South Pole Region)
Abb
position 57.46 °  S , 174.84 °  O coordinates: 57 ° 27 '36 "  S , 174 ° 50' 24"  O
diameter 64 km
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Named after Ernst Abbe
Named since 1970
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

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Abbe is a small moon crater on the southern hemisphere on the far side of the moon . It lies south of the Hess crater and east of the Poincaré .

The outer rim of the crater is slightly eroded and several small craters lie on the northwest and southwest rims. The inner surface is relatively flat, but has some smaller craters.

Abbe crater 5030 h1.jpg
Abbe crater 5065 med.jpg


Abbe, imaged eastwards by Lunar Orbiter 5
List of Abbe's minor craters
Letter position diameter link
H 58.42 °  S , 177.54 °  O 25 km [1]
K 59.82 °  S , 176.82 °  O 26 km [2]
M. 61.76 °  S , 175.2 °  O 29 km [3]

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