Gore (moon crater)
Gore | ||
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Gore right above Hermite (north above; LROC -WAC) | ||
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position | 86.17 ° N , 62.17 ° W | |
diameter | 9 km | |
Card sheet | 1 (PDF) | |
Named after | John Ellard Gore (1845-1910) | |
Named since | 2009 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Gore is a small impact crater on the moon , near the lunar north pole . It is located on the northeastern edge of the large Hermite crater .
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 2009 after the Irish astronomer John Ellard Gore .
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