Campbell (moon crater)

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Campbell
Campbell (Moon North Pole Region)
Campbell
position 45.38 °  N , 152.69 °  O coordinates: 45 ° 22 '48 "  N , 152 ° 41' 24"  O
diameter 222 km
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Named after Leon Campbell (1881–1951)
William Wallace Campbell (1862–1938)
Named since 1970
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

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Campbell is an impact crater on the moon . It lies on its back in the northern hemisphere .

List of minor craters
Letter position diameter link
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

Individual evidence

  1. Campbell (moon crater) in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS