Van Biesbroeck (moon crater)
| Van Biesbroeck | ||
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| Krater Krieger with Van Biesbroeck ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 28.77 ° N , 45.59 ° W | |
| diameter | 9 km | |
| depth | 1610 m | |
| Card sheet | 39 (PDF) | |
| Named after | George Van Biesbroeck (1880–1974) | |
| Named since | 1976 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Van Biesbroeck is a small impact crater on the northwestern front of the moon , on the southern edge of the Krieger crater , partially covering it.
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1976 after the Belgian-American astronomer George Van Biesbroeck .
Web links
- Van Biesbroeck in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Van Biesbroeck on The-Moon Wiki
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .