Greaves (moon craters)
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| position | 13.15 ° N , 52.78 ° O | |
| diameter | 13 km | |
| depth | 2410 m | |
| Card sheet | 62 (PDF) | |
| Type | BIO | |
| Named after | William Greaves (1897–1955) | |
| Named since | 1976 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Greaves is an impact crater on the eastern edge of the lunar front side , on the southwestern edge of Mare Crisium , immediately north of Lick crater . The relatively little eroded crater is bowl-shaped with a flat bottom.
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1976 after the British astronomer.
Web links
- Greaves in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Greaves 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 .