Zwicky (moon crater)

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Zwicky
Zwicky (moon equatorial region)
Zwicky
position 16.31 °  S , 167.66 °  O coordinates: 16 ° 18 '36 "  S , 167 ° 39' 36"  O
diameter 129 km
Card sheet 103 (PDF)
Named after Fritz Zwicky (1898–1974)
Named since 1979
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

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Zwicky is a moon crater named in honor of Fritz Zwicky on the back of the moon .

List of Zwicky secondary craters
Letter position diameter link
N 15.93 °  S , 167.67 °  E 28 km [1]
R. 18.37 °  S , 163.58 °  O 29 km [2]
S. 16.45 °  S , 162.58 °  O 46 km [3]
Image of Zwicky Crater, Apollo 17 , 1972

Web links

  • Zwicky in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
  • Zwicky LPOD Photo Gallery