Tharp

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Tharp

Lat: 30.6°S, Long: 145.63 °E, Diam: 13.45 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside)

Tharp.jpg

Images

Tharp was perhaps captured on the orbital Apollo photographs of nearby craters Pavlov and Jules Verne.

Maps

(LAC zone 49B2) USGS Digital Atlas PDF (LAC 102)

Description

Raycrater between Pavlov (to the northwest) and Jules Verne (to the southeast).

Wikipedia

Marie Tharp

Additional Information


Nomenclature

  • Marie; Geologist and oceanographer, created first comprehensive map of the ocean floor and is credited with discovering the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (1920-1986).


LPOD Articles


Lettered craters


Bibliography



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