Compton W (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Compton

Named after Arthur Holly Compton - American physicist, Nobel laureate (1892-1962) and Karl Taylor Compton - American physicist (1887-1954).

Compton is a prominent lunar crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the far side. It lies to the east of the Mare Humboldtianum, and southwest of the walled plain Schwarzschild. To the southeast is the heavily eroded crater Swann. This formation is roughly circular, with a wide, irregular outer rim that varies considerably in width. (wikipedia entry)

NW 195 km

Bel'kovich

MRV
3 Hours 3 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 16 Hours

N 46 km

Shi Shen P

Walking
21 Hours 11 Minutes

NE 199 km

Dugan

MRV
3 Hours 6 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 18 Hours

W 278 km

Bel'kovich A

MRV
4 Hours 21 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 6 Hours

Compton W

58.58° N 96.6° E

E 3680 km

Lodygin(next)

MRV
2 Days 9 Hours
Walking
69 Days 16 Hours

SW 168 km

Compton R

MRV
2 Hours 37 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 4 Hours

S 33 km

Fabry X

Walking
15 Hours 16 Minutes

SE 226 km

Compton

MRV
3 Hours 32 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 6 Hours


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