Einstein (moon crater)
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| position | 16.6 ° N , 88.65 ° W | |
| diameter | 181 km | |
| Card sheet | 37 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Albert Einstein (1879–1955) | |
| Named since | 1964 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Einstein is a large lunar crater in the northern hemisphere. If the libration is favorable , the formation can partly be observed from the earth.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 16.69 ° N , 88.25 ° W | 50 km | [1] |
| R. | 13.83 ° N , 91.88 ° W | 20 km | [2] |
| S. | 15.1 ° N , 91.67 ° W | 20 km | [3] |
It was named by the IAU after the physicist Albert Einstein .
Web links
- Einstein in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Astrogeology Science Center
- Lunar Photo of the Day, August 6, 2008
- Einstein Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
- Einstein @ The moon