Krogh (moon crater)
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| Krogh (top right) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 9.36 ° N , 65.63 ° E | |
| diameter | 20 km | |
| depth | 1960 m | |
| Card sheet | 62 (PDF) | |
| Named after | August Krogh (1874-1949) | |
| Named since | 1976 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Krogh is a small impact crater in the eastern part of Earth's moon southeast of Auzout crater .
The outline of Krogh is essentially circular and bowl-shaped. The crater wall is thicker in the north than in the south. In addition, the crater has no noticeable features.
Before the crater was given its current name by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976 , it was known as 'Auzout B'.
Individual evidence
- ^ John Edward Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 , p. 277