Wexler
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Wexler
| Lat: 69.1°S, Long: 90.2°E, Diam: 51 km, Depth: 4.63 km, Rükl: (farside) |
left: Clementine . right: LROC
Images
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- Sunset at Wexler, as seen by a Hasselblad camera of Apollo 15, and captured on color film: AS15-96-13093. In this photograph, the location of Wexler is at the frame's lower part. See also the Hi-Res scan: AS15-96-13093 HR.
- Research: Danny Caes.
Maps
(LAC zone 139B3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 4.63 km
Nomenclature
- Harry Wexler (1911–August 11, 1962) was an American meteorologist. He worked for the United States Weather Bureau from 1934 until 1942, then served as a Major with the weather service of the Army Air Corps during World War II. On September 14, 1944, Major Harry Wexler became the first scientist to deliberately fly into a hurricane.
- A broad and shallow valley west-northwest of Wexler is unofficially called Vallis Wexler by D.Caes.
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