Nearch (moon crater)

Nearch
position	58.58 °  S , 39.01 °  O coordinates: 58 ° 34 '48 "  S , 39 ° 0' 36"  O
diameter	73 km
depth	4200 m
Card sheet	127 (PDF)
Named after	Nearchus († 312 BC)
Named since	1935
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

Nearch is an impact crater south of the lunar front , southwest of Rosenberger crater and west of Hagecius . The rim of the crater is heavily eroded and the crater floor is largely flat.

List of minor craters from Nearch

Letter	position	diameter	link
A.	60.23 °  S , 40.23 °  E	42 km	[1]
B.	61.1 °  S , 35.93 °  O	41 km	[2]
C.	62.11 °  S , 35.48 °  O	40 km	[3]
D.	57.18 °  S , 38.08 °  E	9 km	[4]
E.	61.51 °  S , 33.92 °  O	12 km	[5]
F.	63.12 °  S , 38.06 °  E	8 kilometers	[6]
G	63.48 °  S , 39.9 °  O	6 km	[7]
H	57.75 °  S , 40.57 °  O	10 km	[8th]
J	57.42 °  S , 37.54 °  E	8 kilometers	[9]
K	58.02 °  S , 35.2 °  O	16 km	[10]
L.	58.57 °  S , 35.63 °  O	24 km	[11]
M.	58.63 °  S , 35.13 °  O	7 km	[12]

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Greek navigator and explorer Nearchos .

Web links

• Nearch in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Nearch 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 .