Armstrong (moon crater)
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| Armstrong (bottom right) and environs ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 1.36 ° N , 24.94 ° E | |
| diameter | 4 km | |
| Card sheet | 60 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) | |
| Named since | 1970 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Armstrong is a small impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Tranquillitatis . It is located about 50 kilometers northeast of the Apollo 11 landing area . Ranger 8's impact site is north of the crater .
Named after Neil Armstrong , commander of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, it is the easternmost in a series of three craters named in honor of the Apollo 11 crew members.
Before the renaming by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), he served as Sabine E known. Sabine Crater is located west of Armstrong.
Web links
- Armstrong in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Armstrong crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
