Tharp (crater)

Short description: Crater on the Moon

TharpPlanet| Moon

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Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 30°36′S 145°38′E﻿ / ﻿30.6°S 145.63°E﻿ / -30.6; 145.63
Diameter| 13.45 km

Tharp is a crater on the Moon. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2015 after Marie Tharp, a geologist and oceanographer who created the first comprehensive map of the Earth's ocean floor.[1]

## References

1. ↑ "Tharp". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15310?__fsk=1297199175. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

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