Moore

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Moore

Lat: 37.25°N, Long: 177.57°W, Diam: 52.66 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside)

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Left: Moore from Clementine, Right: Ray crater Moore F from Clementine

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Maps

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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.

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Moore

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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 Mar 19, 2015


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