Shi Shen (Moon)

Named after Shi(H) Shen - Chinese astronomer (unkn-c. 300 B.C.).

Shi Shen is a crater on the far side. It lies to the northwest of the large walled plain Schwarzschild, and to the south-southeast of the crater Nansen along the north-northeastern limb. Shi Shen is located in the region of the lunar surface that is sometimes brought into view of the Earth due to libration, but even then it is viewed from the edge and not much detail can be seen. This is an old, eroded crater with an outer rim that is rounded and somewhat irregular. (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 651 km

Nansen U

MRV
10 Hours 11 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 8 Hours

N 175 km

Houssay

MRV
2 Hours 44 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 7 Hours

NE 610 km

Schwarzschild A

MRV
9 Hours 32 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 13 Hours

W 500 km

Petermann A

MRV
7 Hours 48 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 11 Hours

Shi Shen

75.78° N 104.13° E

E 838 km

Schwarzschild D

MRV
13 Hours 6 Minutes
Walking
15 Days 21 Hours

SW 222 km

Shi Shen P

MRV
3 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 5 Hours

S 88 km

Dugan(next)

MRV
1 Hour 23 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 16 Hours

SE 511 km

Yablochkov U

MRV
7 Hours 59 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 16 Hours

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