Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Anders' Earthrise on Moon

Anders' Earthrise

Feature Name Anders' Earthrise
Clean Name Anders Earthrise
Feature ID 11867
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -11.06 °
Southernmost Latitude -12.31 °
Easternmost Longitude 101.07 °
Westernmost Longitude 99.80 °
Diameter 37.86 km
Center Latitude -11.69 °
Center Longitude 100.43 °
Northernmost Latitude -11.60 °
Southernmost Latitude -11.60 °
Easternmost Longitude 100.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 100.10 °
Diameter 41.00 km
Center Latitude -11.60 °
Center Longitude 100.10 °
Northernmost Latitude -11.07 °
Southernmost Latitude -12.39 °
Easternmost Longitude 101.14 °
Westernmost Longitude 99.79 °
Diameter 40.15 km
Center Latitude -11.73 °
Center Longitude 100.47 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
United States
Quad LAC-82 [pdf]
Reference [482] - Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth, by Robert Poole: Yale University Press, 2010.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Oct 05, 2018
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.
Last 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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