Ventris
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Ventris
| Lat: 4.9°S, Long: 158.0°E, Diam: 95 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
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Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
- Apollo 10's AS10-34-5172 shows the bright crater Ventris M at the southern part of Ventris's rim. This (AS10-34-5172) is one of the most reproduced orbital Hasselblad photographs of a crater on the moon's Far Side. - DannyCaes Nov 19, 2007
- Ventris was also photographed during the mission of Apollo 13. AS13-60-8636 shows Ventris at centre of frame. - DannyCaes Nov 25, 2012
Maps
(LAC zone 85A3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
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Additional Information
Nomenclature
- Named for Michael George Francis Ventris (1922-1956), a British architect and classical scholar who helped decipher the Linear B script of ancient Crete.
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