Dyson (moon crater)
| Dyson | ||
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| position | 60.9 ° N , 121.74 ° W | |
| diameter | 63 km | |
| Card sheet | 20 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Sir Frank W. Dyson (1868-1939) | |
| Named since | 1970 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Dyson is an impact crater on the far side of the moon . It is located in the northern lunar hemisphere, northwest of the Coulomb and east of the Van't Hoff crater. It is named after the British astronomer Sir Frank W. Dyson (1868–1939).
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. | 63.3 ° N , 118.32 ° W | 50 km | [1] |
| H | 59.35 ° N , 114.36 ° W | 20 km | [2] |
| M. | 58.17 ° N , 121.53 ° W | 32 km | [3] |
| Q | 59.08 ° N , 126.28 ° W | 82 km | [4] |
| X | 62.24 ° N , 123.03 ° W | 27 km | [5] |
Web links
- Dyson in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Dyson crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
