Moore
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Moore
| Lat: 37.25°N, Long: 177.57°W, Diam: 52.66 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) | |
Table of Contents
[#Moore Moore]
[#Moore-Images Images]
[#Moore-Maps Maps]
[#Moore-Description Description]
[#Moore-Description-Wikipedia Wikipedia]
[#Moore-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Moore-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Moore-LROC Articles LROC Articles]
[#Moore-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Moore-Bibliography Bibliography]
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Maps
(LAC zone 33D1) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Moore is another tired farside crater with little of apparent interest. But just east of it is one of the bright young ray craters, Moore F (diameter 24 km), that needs a name because it will be refered to often. The floor of F appears to be coated with impact melt.
Wikipedia
Additional Information
- IAU page: Moore
Nomenclature
- Named for Joseph Haines Moore (1878-1949), an American astronomer.
- It might be interesting to include Patrick Moore (1923-2012); English amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy (television, books, etc...). - DannyCaes DannyCaes Mar 19, 2015
LROC Articles
- Erosional Trough on Crater Wall (Moore F).
- Breaking Down Walls (Moore F).
- Bright Boulder Trail (at Moore F).
- More Impact Melt! (Moore F).
- Angular Ejecta Edge (ejecta from Moore F on an unnamed bowl-shaped crater located at the northeastern part of Parsons N's rim).
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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