De Sitter U (Moon)

Satellite Feature of De Sitter

Named after Willem De Sitter - Dutch astronomer (1872-1934).

De Sitter is a lunar crater that is located near the northern limb , to the north of the BaillaudEuctemon crater pair. Due to its location, this crater appears very foreshortened when viewed from the Earth, limiting the detail that can be viewed. The crater also receives sunlight at a low angle, when it is on the sunlit side. This crater forms part of an unusual three-crater cluster, with De Sitter overlying the northeast rim L and the southern rim M. All three craters are of comparable dimension, with the largest being De Sitter M. Where De Sitter overlies the other two craters, its outer rim appears slumped. (wikipedia entry)

NW 124 km

De Sitter G

MRV
1 Hour 57 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 8 Hours

N 3335 km

Lodygin(next)

MRV
2 Days 4 Hours
Walking
63 Days 3 Hours

NE 214 km

De Sitter W

MRV
3 Hours 21 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 1 Hour

W 223 km

Euctemon D

MRV
3 Hours 29 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 5 Hours

De Sitter U

77.73° N 46.05° E

E 620 km

Petermann D

MRV
9 Hours 41 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 18 Hours

SW 226 km

Euctemon C

MRV
3 Hours 32 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 6 Hours

S 80 km

Baillaud A

MRV
1 Hour 15 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 12 Hours

SE 157 km

Baillaud C

MRV
2 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 23 Hours


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