Plaskett (Moon)

Named after John Stanley Plaskett - Canadian astronomer (1865-1941).

Plaskett is a prominent lunar impact crater on the northern hemisphere on the far side. It lies only a few hundred kilometers south of the lunar north pole, and the sunlight it receives is at a low angle. The large walled plain Rozhdestvenskiy is attached to the northeast rim ,. To the south is the overlapping crater pair of Milankovic and Ricco. (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 438 km

Plaskett U

MRV
6 Hours 50 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 7 Hours

N 591 km

Malapert A

MRV
9 Hours 14 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 4 Hours

NE 776 km

Rozhdestvenskiy

MRV
12 Hours 7 Minutes
Walking
14 Days 16 Hours

W 562 km

Malapert C

MRV
8 Hours 47 Minutes
Walking
10 Days 15 Hours

Plaskett

81.63° N 176.71° E

E 790 km

Newton B

MRV
12 Hours 21 Minutes
Walking
14 Days 23 Hours

SW 658 km

Malapert E

MRV
10 Hours 17 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 11 Hours

S 203 km

Ricco(next)

MRV
3 Hours 10 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 20 Hours

SE 360 km

Thiessen W

MRV
5 Hours 38 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 19 Hours

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