Hubble (moon crater)
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position | 22.26 ° N , 86.91 ° O | |
diameter | 80 km | |
depth | 3160 m | |
Card sheet | 45 (PDF) | |
Named after | Edwin Hubble (1889-1953) | |
Named since | 1964 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Hubble is an impact crater on the northeastern edge of the moon front , so it is only visible in a strongly distorted manner, if at all. It is located southwest of Joliot and east of Plutarch . The rim of the crater is eroded, the wall shows terracing. The interior is largely flat.
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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C. | 19.39 ° N , 85.58 ° O | 54 km | [1] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1964 after the American astronomer Edwin Hubble . Previously, the crater was as Plutarch A designated.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .