Halley (moon crater)
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| Halley Crater (left) and Hind captured by Apollo 16 ( NASA photo) | ||
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| position | 8.07 ° S , 5.7 ° E | |
| diameter | 36 km | |
| Card sheet | 77 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Edmond Halley (1656-1742) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Halley is an impact crater south of the giant crater Hipparchus , the southern outer wall of which it touches. The large Albategnius crater is visible to the southwest and Hind is located to the east .
Halley's crater rim is worn and an indentation in the lunar surface crosses its western area. This valley runs in a south-southeast direction to the edge of Albategnius. The crater floor is relatively flat.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| B. | 8.49 ° S , 4.42 ° E | 5 km | [1] |
| C. | 9.89 ° S , 6.58 ° E | 5 km | [2] |
| G | 9.19 ° S , 5.47 ° E | 5 km | [3] |
| K | 8.58 ° S , 5.77 ° E | 5 km | [4] |
Web links
- Halley in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Halley Crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
