Resnik

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Resnik

(formerly Borman X)
Lat: 33.8°S, Long: 150.1°W, Diam: 20 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside)



Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Resnik is also noticeable near the lower-left corner of LO-5 30 h2
Research: Danny Caes

Maps

(LAC zone 121A2) USGS Digital Atlas PDF

Description


Description: Wikipedia

Resnik

Additional Information


Nomenclature

  • Named for Dr. Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986), an American astronaut who died at the age of 36 in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster during the launch of the mission STS-51-L. Resnik was selected for the astronaut program in January 1978, and had served as a mission specialist on the maiden voyage of Space Shuttle Discovery, August-September 1984. She was likewise a mission specialist aboard the Challenger.
  • This replacement name for a formerly lettered crater was approved in 1987 (IAU Transactions XXA).
  • List of features named for women.


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