Huxley (lunar crater)

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Short description: Crater on the Moon
Huxley
Apollo 17 image
Diameter4 km
Depth0.8 km
Colongitude5° at sunrise

Huxley is a tiny lunar impact crater located in eastern inlet of Mare Imbrium, just to the north of the Montes Apenninus. It was named after British biologist Thomas Henry Huxley.[1] To the southeast in this range is Mons Ampère. This crater was previously identified as Wallace B before being renamed by the IAU. The crater Wallace lies due west. thumb|left|Lunar Orbiter 4 image

References

  1. "Huxley (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.




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