Abbe (Moon)

Named after Ernst Karl Abbe - German optician, physicist, astronomer (1840-1905).

Abbe is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side. The outer wall is somewhat eroded, with small craters lying across the northwest and southwest rim crests. The interior floor is smooth, with a few tiny craterlets marking the surface. (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 58 km

Hess M

Walking
1 Day 2 Hours

N 95 km

Hess(next)

MRV
1 Hour 29 Minutes
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1 Day 19 Hours

NE 160 km

Boyle

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2 Hours 30 Minutes
Walking
3 Days

W 327 km

Poincaré(last)

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5 Hours 7 Minutes
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6 Days 4 Hours

Abbe

-57.58° N 174.77° E

E 257 km

Haret Y

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4 Hours 1 Minute
Walking
4 Days 21 Hours

SW 432 km

Lyman

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6 Hours 45 Minutes
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8 Days 4 Hours

S 126 km

Abbe M

MRV
1 Hour 58 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 9 Hours

SE 89 km

Abbe H

MRV
1 Hour 23 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 16 Hours

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