Tharp (crater)

Crater on the Moon

Crater on Moon

Tharp

Planet| Moon
Coordinates| 30°36′S 145°38′E﻿ / ﻿30.6°S 145.63°E﻿ / -30.6; 145.63
Diameter| 13.45 km
Eponym| Marie Tharp

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

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1. ^ "Tharp". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

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