Thomson (Moon)

Named after Sir Joseph John Thomson - British physicist; Nobel laureate (1856-1940).

Thomson is a lunar crater that is located within the Mare Ingenii on the far side. Just to the northeast is the unusual merged crater formation of Van de Graaff. On the northwest rim of the mare is O'Day, and to the south-southwest is Obruchev on the southern shore of Mare Ingenii. In the past the crater was flooded by lava, leaving only the outer rim intact. (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 88 km

Thomson W

MRV
1 Hour 23 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 16 Hours

N 108 km

Zelinskiy(last)

MRV
1 Hour 41 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 1 Hour

NE 239 km

Van de Graaff

MRV
3 Hours 44 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 12 Hours

W 270 km

O'Day

MRV
4 Hours 13 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 3 Hours

Thomson

-32.32° N 166.04° E

E 179 km

Van de Graaff M

MRV
2 Hours 47 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 9 Hours

SW 45 km

Mare Ingenii(next)

Walking
20 Hours 46 Minutes

S 108 km

Thomson M

MRV
1 Hour 41 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 1 Hour

SE 160 km

Thomson J

MRV
2 Hours 30 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 1 Hour

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