King (Moon)

Named after Arthur Scott King - American physicist (1876-1957) and Edward Skinner King - American astronomer (1861-1931).

King is a prominent lunar impact crater on the far side , and can not be viewed directly from Earth. It forms a pair with Ibn Firnas, which is only slightly larger and is attached to the northeast rim. To the northwest is the crater Lobachevskiy, and Guyot is located an equal distance to the north-northwest. The outer rim is roughly circular but with a slightly irregular appearance, particularly at the northern end. (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 32 km

King Y

Walking
14 Hours 44 Minutes

N 3 km

Mons André(next)

Walking
1 Hour 48 Minutes

NE 14 km

Mons Dilip

Walking
6 Hours 48 Minutes

W 5 km

Mons Dieter

Walking
2 Hours 37 Minutes

King

4.96° N 120.49° E

E 16 km

Mons Ardeshir(last)

Walking
7 Hours 35 Minutes

SW 81 km

Ctesibius

MRV
1 Hour 16 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 12 Hours

S 59 km

Heron (Hero) Y

Walking
1 Day 2 Hours

SE 4 km

Mons Ganau

Walking
1 Hour 49 Minutes

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