Hinshelwood (moon crater)
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| Hinshelwood, northwest of Peary ( Lunar Orbiter 4 ) | ||
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| position | 89.4 ° N , 52.11 ° W | |
| diameter | 13 km | |
| Card sheet | 1 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood , British chemist (1897-1967) | |
| Named since | April 17, 2009 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Hinshelwood is a small impact crater on the moon near the lunar north pole . It touches the northwestern edge of the heavily eroded wall of Peary . The interior is always in shadow.
Web links
- Hinshelwood in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Hinshelwood on The-moon Wiki