Campbell (moon crater)
Campbell | ||
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position | 45.38 ° N , 152.69 ° O | |
diameter | 222 km | |
Card sheet | 31 (PDF) | |
Named after |
Leon Campbell (1881–1951) William Wallace Campbell (1862–1938) |
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Named since | 1970 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Campbell is an impact crater on the moon . It lies on its back in the northern hemisphere .
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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A. | 51.78 ° N , 154.34 ° O | 21 km | [1] |
E. | 46.31 ° N , 158.72 ° O | 15 km | [2] |
N | 43.23 ° N , 152.18 ° O | 22 km | [3] |
X | 47.74 ° N , 149,59 ° O | 23 km | [4] |
Z | 48.69 ° N , 152,92 ° O | 27 km | [5] |
The crater was named in 1970 by the IAU after the two American astronomers Leon Campbell (1881–1951) and William Wallace Campbell (1862–1938).
Web links
- Campbell on The-Moon Wiki
Individual evidence
- ↑ Campbell (moon crater) in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS