Wright (Moon)

Named after Frederick Eugene Wright - American petrologist and astronomer (1877-1953) and Thomas Wright - British philosopher (1711-1786) and William Hammond Wright - American astronomer (1871-1959).

The naming was approved by the IAU in 1973. The first image below shows the relationship among three craters that are near each other. (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 179 km

Shuleykin

MRV
2 Hours 48 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 9 Hours

N 6 km

Pettit(next)

Walking
3 Hours 9 Minutes

NE 160 km

Krasnov C

MRV
2 Hours 30 Minutes
Walking
3 Days

W 217 km

Focas

MRV
3 Hours 23 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 2 Hours

Wright

-31.55° N 273.26° E

E 188 km

Krasnov A

MRV
2 Hours 56 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 13 Hours

SW 155 km

Drude

MRV
2 Hours 26 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 22 Hours

S 29 km

Catalán(last)

Walking
13 Hours 11 Minutes

SE 44 km

Shaler

Walking
20 Hours 17 Minutes

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