Lovell

Lat: 36.8°S, Long: 141.9°W, Diam: 34 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside), Eratosthenian

Named for James A. Lovell, Jr. (1928-living), an American astronaut. Missions: Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13.This is one of the few lunar features that was named for a living person.
This name is one of twelve honoring living U.S. and Soviet astronauts and cosmonauts approved by the IAU in 1970 and published in Menzel, 1971.
On the farside map of Hallwag, the name Lovell was erroneously printed at the location of crater Borman. - DannyCaes DannyCaes Jun 19, 2010
See also: Bernard Lovell (1913-2012), English physicist and radio astronomer. - DannyCaes DannyCaes Feb 8, 2014

LPOD Articles

James Lovell's missions;

Gemini 7:
SPACE RENDEZ-VOUS; milestone on the way to the moon (by Kenneth F. Weaver), NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, April 1966.
Apollo 8:
A MOST FANTASTIC VOYAGE; the story of Apollo 8's rendez-vous with the moon (by Lt. Gen. Sam C. Phillips), NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, May 1969.

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