Yerkes (Moon)

Named after Charles Tyson Yerkes - American benefactor (1837-1905).

Yerkes is a lunar crater near the western edge of Mare Crisium. In the past the interior of this crater has been almost completely inundated by lava, leaving only a shallow remnant of a rim above the mare. The rim is widest on the western and southern portions, and barely existent to the east, forming a thin curve in the surface. A low ridge runs from the north rim to Yerkes E in the north-northwest. (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 39 km

Yerkes E

Walking
18 Hours 5 Minutes

N 88 km

Dorsum Oppel

MRV
1 Hour 23 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 16 Hours

NE 84 km

Peirce

MRV
1 Hour 18 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 14 Hours

W 70 km

Glaisher H

MRV
1 Hour 5 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 7 Hours

Yerkes

14.6° N 51.7° E

E 91 km

Picard

MRV
1 Hour 25 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 17 Hours

SW 76 km

Glaisher(last)

MRV
1 Hour 11 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 10 Hours

S 150 km

Asada

MRV
2 Hours 21 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 20 Hours

SE 42 km

Greaves(next)

Walking
19 Hours 12 Minutes

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