De Sitter X (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 502 km

De Sitter M

MRV
7 Hours 50 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 12 Hours

N 3403 km

Lodygin(next)

MRV
2 Days 5 Hours
Walking
64 Days 10 Hours

NE 332 km

Nansen A

MRV
5 Hours 11 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 6 Hours

W 131 km

De Sitter F

MRV
2 Hours 2 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 11 Hours

De Sitter X

80.18° N 54.12° E

E 893 km

Planck Z

MRV
13 Hours 57 Minutes
Walking
16 Days 22 Hours

SW 249 km

De Sitter U

MRV
3 Hours 53 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 17 Hours

S 34 km

De Sitter W

Walking
15 Hours 51 Minutes

SE 252 km

Petermann S

MRV
3 Hours 56 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 18 Hours


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