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De Gerlache (crater)

Lunar impact crater

Lunar impact crater

FieldValue
imagede gerlache shackleton sverdrup crater.jpg
captionde Gerlache crater as imaged by Clementine.
coordinates
diameter32.4 km
depth*Unknown*
colong105
eponymAdrien de Gerlache

de Gerlache is a lunar impact crater that is located along the southern limb of the Moon, within a crater diameter of Shackleton at the south pole. From the Earth this crater is seen from the edge, and it lies in perpetual darkness. Thus little or no detail can be seen of this crater, other than the edge of the rim. However, the crater is clearly visible in Earth-based radar images. The crater is roughly circular, with some slight wear. No craters of note overlie the rim, although some formations may be attached to the southern and western edges.

The crater was identified by Jean-Luc Margot and Donald B. Campbell who jointly proposed the name to the International Astronomical Union. The name, honoring the Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache, was adopted by the IAU in 2000. In April 2023, a smaller crater on the floor of de Gerlache was named Brill by the IAU.

References

  • {{cite book | author-link2 = Ewen Whitaker | title-link = NASA
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  • {{cite book | author-link1 = Ben Bussey | author-link2 = Paul Spudis
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  • {{cite web | access-date = 2007-10-24 | archive-date = 2012-02-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120208141804/http://host.planet4589.org/astro/lunar/ | url-status = dead
  • {{cite book | author-link = Patrick Moore
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  • {{cite book | author-link = Antonín Rükl
  • {{cite book | author-link = Thomas William Webb
  • {{cite book | author-link = Ewen Whitaker
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References

  1. (1999). "Topography of the Lunar Poles from Radar Interferometry: A Survey of Cold Trap Locations". Science.
  2. "de Gerlache". [[IAU]]/[[NASA]]/[[USGS]].
  3. "Brill". [[IAU]]/[[NASA]]/[[USGS]].
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