Schwarzschild (moon crater)
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position | 69.94 ° N , 121.31 ° O | |
diameter | 211 km | |
Card sheet | 6 (PDF) | |
Named after | Karl Schwarzschild , German astronomer (1873-1916). | |
Named since | 1970 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Schwarzschild is a large lunar crater that lies in the northern part of the back of the moon. It was named after Karl Schwarzschild , a German astronomer (1873-1916).
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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A. | 78.46 ° N , 124.33 ° O | 47 km | [1] |
D. | 71.62 ° N , 131.88 ° O | 22 km | [2] |
K | 67.38 ° N , 124.8 ° E | 40 km | [3] |
L. | 68.97 ° N , 121.82 ° O | 44 km | [4] |
Q | 66.2 ° N , 108.82 ° O | 18 km | [5] |
S. | 67.68 ° N , 104.47 ° O | 17 km | [6] |
T | 69.8 ° N , 107.62 ° O | 15 km | [7] |
Web link
- Schwarzschild in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS