Hubble (moon crater)

Hubble
position	22.26 °  N , 86.91 °  O coordinates: 22 ° 15 '36 "  N , 86 ° 54' 36"  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.

List of Hubble minor craters

Letter	position	diameter	link
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

• Hubble in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Hubble on The-Moon Wiki

Individual evidence

1. ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .