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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Anders' Earthrise
Clean Name Anders Earthrise
Feature ID 11867
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -11.06 °
Southmost Latitude -12.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 101.07 °
Westmost Longitude 99.80 °
Diameter 37.86 km
Center Latitude -11.69 °
Center Longitude 100.43 °
Northmost Latitude -11.60 °
Southmost Latitude -11.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 100.10 °
Westmost Longitude 100.10 °
Diameter 41.00 km
Center Latitude -11.60 °
Center Longitude 100.10 °
Northmost Latitude -11.07 °
Southmost Latitude -12.39 °
Eastmost Longitude 101.14 °
Westmost Longitude 99.79 °
Diameter 40.15 km
Center Latitude -11.73 °
Center Longitude 100.47 °
Quad LAC-82 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Oct 05, 2018
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin Crater visible in the foreground of the iconic “Earthrise” colour photograph, taken aboard Apollo 8 by W. A. Anders on December 24, 1968, showing the Earth and part of the Moon’s surface. The crater was previously designated Pasteur T.
Reference [482] - Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth, by Robert Poole: Yale University Press, 2010.
Updated Feb 05, 2019 4:36 PM
Additional Information The crater was previously designated Pasteur T. Labeled Voltaire on some LTO charts.

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