Challis (moon craters)
| Challis | ||
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| Challis and Scoresby ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 79.58 ° N , 9.09 ° O | |
| diameter | 53 km | |
| depth | 1730 m | |
| Card sheet | 3 (PDF) | |
| Named after | James Challis (1803-1882) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Challis is an impact crater on the moon . It is located far in the north on the front of the moon between the craters Main in the north and Scoresby in the southeast.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 77.29 ° N , 1.91 ° E | 32 km | [1] |
The crater was named by the IAU in 1935 after the British astronomer and mathematician James Challis .
