Virchow (moon crater)
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| Virchow, Neper and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 9.93 ° N , 83.76 ° O | |
| diameter | 19 km | |
| depth | 1500 m | |
| Card sheet | 63 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902) | |
| Named since | 1979 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Virchow is an impact crater on the easternmost edge of the front of the moon , in the northwest of the whale plain of the large crater Neper . Virchow is only slightly eroded. The crater floor is flat.
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1979 after the German doctor and pathologist Rudolf Virchow .
Web links
- Virchow in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Virchow 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 .