Sylvester (Moon)

Named after James Joseph Sylvester - British mathematician (1814-1897).

Sylvester is a lunar impact crater that is located near the north pole , along the northern limb in the libration zone. It lies just to the south-southeast of the craters Grignard and Hermite; the latter of which is within one crater diameter of the pole. South is Pascal. Due to its location, Sylvester receives sunlight at only a low angle. (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 406 km

Haber

MRV
6 Hours 21 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 16 Hours

N 163 km

Grignard(last)

MRV
2 Hours 33 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 2 Hours

NE 1864 km

Florey

MRV
1 Day 5 Hours
Walking
35 Days 7 Hours

W 471 km

Lovelace E

MRV
7 Hours 22 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 22 Hours

Sylvester

82.65° N 278.78° E

E 380 km

Sylvester N

MRV
5 Hours 56 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 4 Hours

SW 385 km

Mendel J

MRV
6 Hours 1 Minute
Walking
7 Days 6 Hours

S 58 km

Catena Sylvester(next)

Walking
1 Day 2 Hours

SE 316 km

Poncelet D

MRV
4 Hours 56 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 23 Hours

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