Hornsby (moon crater)
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| position | 23.78 ° N , 12.5 ° E | |
| diameter | 3 km | |
| Card sheet | 42 (PDF) | |
| Type | ALC | |
| Named after | Thomas Hornsby (1733-1810) | |
| Named since | 1973 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Hornsby is a small impact crater on the northeastern front of the moon in the Mare Serenitatis plain , northwest of the Bessel crater .
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1973 after the British astronomer Thomas Hornsby .