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Bridge (crater)

Topic: Astronomy

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Short description: Crater on the Moon
Bridge
Apollo 15 panoramic camera image
Diameter690 m[1]
View of Bridge from near Elbow crater (Station 1).

Bridge is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in the Hadley–Apennine region.

The name of the crater was formally adopted by the IAU in 1973.[1]

Location

Bridge crater is located within Hadley Rille, also known as the Hadley-Apennine region, and its ejecta indeed forms a bridge of sorts across the rille. It lies at the base of Mons Hadley Delta and is approximately 4 km southwest of the Apollo 15 landing point.

Adjacent craters

The larger St. George crater is to the southeast and the smaller Elbow crater is due east.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bridge, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)



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