Roche (moon crater)
| Roche | ||
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| position | 42.3 ° S , 136.5 ° E | |
| diameter | 160 km | |
| Named after | Edouard Albert Roche | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Roche is a lunar crater in the southern hemisphere on the back of the moon .
| Letter | position | diameter | link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. | 40.92 ° S , 137.87 ° O | 22 km | [1] | |
| C. | 39.44 ° S , 139.98 ° O | 17 km | [2] | |
| U | Renamed to Rosseland | |||
| V | 39.2 ° S , 129.96 ° O | 29 km | [3] | |
| W. | 39.48 ° S , 131.2 ° E | 21 km | [4] | |
Web links
- Roche in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Roche Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
- Roche @ The moon