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 ( Lunar Orbiter IV)
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 .
Web links
Commons : Gore (crater of the moon) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
