Wright A (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Wright

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)

NW 162 km

Shuleykin

MRV
2 Hours 32 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 1 Hour

N 17 km

Wright

Walking
7 Hours 54 Minutes

NE 177 km

Krasnov C

MRV
2 Hours 46 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 8 Hours

W 1800 km

Lodygin(next)

MRV
1 Day 4 Hours
Walking
34 Days 1 Hour

Wright A

-32.82° N 272.69° E

E 61 km

Shaler

Walking
1 Day 4 Hours

SW 138 km

Drude

MRV
2 Hours 10 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 15 Hours

S 18 km

Catalán

Walking
8 Hours 15 Minutes

SE 89 km

Bouvard R

MRV
1 Hour 24 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 16 Hours


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