Van Albada (moon crater)
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| van Albada (top right) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 9.31 ° N , 64.31 ° O | |
| diameter | 23 km | |
| Card sheet | 62 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Gale Bruno van Albada (1912–1972) | |
| Named since | 1976 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Van Albada is an impact crater on Earth's moon southeast of Mare Crisium . It connects directly to the south-southeast edge of the Auzout crater . The Krogh crater is due to the east and the much larger Firmicus crater is in the south-southwest .
Van Albada's outline is essentially circular with a slight bulge to the northwest. The crater wall is somewhat thicker in the north, as it is reinforced at this point by the foothills of the Auzout crater . In the eastern part, a small impact crater interrupts the crater rim.
The crater floor is darker than the surrounding terrain and its albedo is similar to the lunar sea in the northwest.
Before the crater was given its current name by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976 , it was known as 'Auzout A'.
Web links
- van Albada in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- van Albada on The-Moon Wiki
- Van Albada crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
