Hortensius (Moon)

Named after Hove, Martin van den Hortensius - Dutch astronomer (1605-1639).

Hortensius is a small, bowl-shaped lunar impact crater that is located in the northern part of the Mare Insularum. It lies some distance to the west-southwest of the prominent crater Copernicus. Hortensius is circular and cup-shaped, with a small floor at the midpoint of the sloping interior walls. The interior has a higher albedo than the surrounding lunar mare, despite traces of ray material from Copernicus. (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 87 km

Mare Insularum(last)

MRV
1 Hour 21 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 15 Hours

N 40 km

Milichius D

Walking
18 Hours 35 Minutes

NE 71 km

Hortensius G

MRV
1 Hour 6 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 8 Hours

W 153 km

Rima Milichius

MRV
2 Hours 23 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 21 Hours

Hortensius

6.47° N 332.0° E

E 255 km

Copernicus(next)

MRV
3 Hours 59 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 20 Hours

SW 55 km

Hortensius B

Walking
1 Day 1 Hour

S 134 km

Kunowsky D

MRV
2 Hours 5 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 12 Hours

SE 41 km

Hortensius C

Walking
18 Hours 42 Minutes

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