Lorentz (moon crater)

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Lorentz
Lorentz (moon equatorial region)
Lorentz
position 34.26 °  N , 96.08 °  W Coordinates: 34 ° 15 '36 "  N , 96 ° 4' 48"  W.
diameter 363 km
Card sheet 36 (PDF)
Named after Hendrik Lorentz (1853–1928)
Named since 1970
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

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Lorentz is a lunar crater in the northern hemisphere that can be observed from Earth when the libration is favorable .

List of minor craters from Lorentz
Letter position diameter link
P 31.67 °  N , 98.74 °  W 38 km [1]
R. 33.31 °  N , 99.58 °  W 37 km [2]
T 34.49 °  N , 100.6 °  W 20 km [3]
U 35.46 °  N , 99.87 °  W 23 km [4]

Web links

  • Lorentz in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
  • Lorentz Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon