Van Maanen (Moon)

Named after Adriaan Maanen - Dutch-American astronomer (1884-1946).

Van Maanen is an eroded lunar crater on the far side. It lies to the east of the crater Kidinnu, and southeast of Tesla and H. G. Wells. Since this crater was formed, it has been heavily battered by subsequent impacts to the point where it is little more than a depression in the surface surrounded by an irregular rim. The rim edge is heavily worn and poorly defined, with smaller craters lying along the sides. (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 59 km

Tesla J

Walking
1 Day 2 Hours

N 98 km

Becquerel(next)

MRV
1 Hour 32 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 20 Hours

NE 137 km

Becquerel E

MRV
2 Hours 9 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 14 Hours

W 112 km

Kidinnu E

MRV
1 Hour 45 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 3 Hours

Van Maanen

36.03° N 128.18° E

E 197 km

Nijland A

MRV
3 Hours 5 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 17 Hours

SW 102 km

Hogg E

MRV
1 Hour 36 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 22 Hours

S 143 km

Kepínski(last)

MRV
2 Hours 14 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 17 Hours

SE 107 km

Nijland V

MRV
1 Hour 40 Minutes
Walking
2 Days

Tour so far: Visited 1,489 locations over 129,204 km. Next: Becquerel
Return to Tour

Built by Inkleby based on data from the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
This website uses cookies to see how many people visited (Learn More).