Ley (moon crater)
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| position | 42.11 ° N , 154.84 ° O | |
| diameter | 81 km | |
| Card sheet | 32 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Willy Ley | |
| Named since | 1970 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Ley is an impact crater on the far side of the moon in the northern hemisphere. It is located on the southern edge of the larger Capbell crater . The south-western edge is covered by the Von Neumann crater .
This crater was named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1970 after the German-American rocket pioneer and publicist Willy Ley .