Amundsen (moon crater)
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| position | 84.44 ° S , 83.07 ° O | |
| diameter | 103 km | |
| depth | 5870 m | |
| Card sheet | 144 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) | |
| Named since | 1964 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Amundsen is an impact crater on the front of the Moon near the South Pole, southeast of Scott crater and north of Faustini . The relatively young crater has pronounced terracing at the edge , the interior is largely flat with a central mountain .
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1964 after the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen .
| Letter | position | diameter | link | |
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| A. | Renamed to Hédervári | |||
| C. | 80.76 ° S , 85.66 ° O | 26 km | [1] | |
Web links
- Amundsen in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Amundsen on The-Moon Wiki
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge u. a. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .