Harlan (moon crater)
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| Harlan ( Lunar Orbiter 4 ) | ||
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| position | 38.34 ° S , 79.62 ° O | |
| diameter | 63 km | |
| Card sheet | 115 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Harlan James Smith (1924-1991) | |
| Named since | 2000 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Harlan is an impact crater on the southeastern edge of the lunar front , southwest of Abel crater and northeast of Marinus . The rim of the crater is moderately eroded, the interior flat.
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 2000 after the American astronomer Harlan James Smith . Previously, the crater when it was Marinus D respectively.