Goddard (moon crater)
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| position | 15.03 ° N , 89.09 ° O | |
| diameter | 93 km | |
| depth | 1710 m | |
| Card sheet | 63 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Robert Goddard (1882-1945) | |
| Named since | 1964 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Goddard is an impact crater on the far eastern edge of the lunar front , on the northeastern edge of Mare Marginis , southwest of Al-Biruni crater .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 17.06 ° N , 89.66 ° O | 11 km | [1] |
| B. | 16.11 ° N , 86.9 ° E | 12 km | [2] |
| C. | 16.79 ° N , 85.18 ° O | 48 km | [3] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1964 after the American rocket pioneer Robert Goddard .
Web links
- Goddard in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Goddard on The-Moon Wiki
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .