Pannekoek (moon crater)
| Pannekoek | ||
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| position | 4.63 ° S , 140.67 ° O | |
| diameter | 68 km | |
| Card sheet | 84 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Anton Pannekoek (1873-1960) | |
| Named since | 1970 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Pannekoek is a lunar crater on the back of the moon
The crater, invisible from Earth, is heavily eroded and is located north of Dellinger crater and south of Mendeleev crater .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 1.38 ° S , 141.27 ° O | 27 km | [1] |
| D. | 2.65 ° S , 143.63 ° O | 29 km | [2] |
| R. | 5.56 ° S , 138.5 ° E | 73 km | [3] |
| S. | 4.49 ° S , 140.11 ° O | 16 km | [4] |
| T | 4.4 ° S , 138.33 ° O | 23 km | [5] |
The crater is named after the Dutch astronomer and councilor communist theorist Anton Pannekoek (1873–1960).
Web links
- Pannekoek in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- a photo of the crater