de Gerlache (Moon)

Named after Adrien Gerlache - Belgian Antarctic explorer (1866-1934).

De Gerlache is a lunar crater that is located along the southern limb , within a crater diameter of Shackleton at the south pole. From the Earth this crater is seen from the edge, and it lies in perpetual darkness. Thus little or no detail can be seen of this crater, other than the edge of the rim. However, the crater is clearly visible in Earth-based radar images. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.

NW 621 km

Healy N

MRV
9 Hours 42 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 18 Hours

N 19 km

Hausen(last)

Walking
9 Hours 4 Minutes

NE 680 km

Wargentin F

MRV
10 Hours 37 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 21 Hours

W 1944 km

Kuhn

MRV
1 Day 6 Hours
Walking
36 Days 19 Hours

de Gerlache

-88.48° N 271.66° E

E 1947 km

Klaproth B

MRV
1 Day 6 Hours
Walking
36 Days 20 Hours

SW 1972 km

Sverdrup

MRV
1 Day 6 Hours
Walking
37 Days 8 Hours

S 4301 km

Shackleton

MRV
2 Days 19 Hours
Walking
81 Days 10 Hours

SE 2521 km

Haworth

MRV
1 Day 15 Hours
Walking
47 Days 17 Hours

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