Hertzsprung L (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Hertzsprung

Named after Ejnar Hertzsprung - Danish astronomer (1873-1967).

Hertzsprung is an enormous lunar crater, or impact basin, on the far side , beyond the western limb. In dimension, this formation is larger than several of the lunar mare areas on the near side. It lies in the northwestern fringe of the blast radius of the Mare Orientale impact basin. Nearby craters of note include Michelson across the northeast rim, Vavilov across the western rim, and Lucretius to the southeast. (wikipedia entry)

NW 192 km

Hertzsprung V

MRV
3 Hours
Walking
3 Days 15 Hours

N 21 km

Hertzsprung

Walking
9 Hours 54 Minutes

NE 96 km

Hertzsprung D

MRV
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 19 Hours

W 47 km

Hertzsprung P

Walking
21 Hours 26 Minutes

Hertzsprung L

0.22° N 231.3° E

E 346 km

Michelson H

MRV
5 Hours 25 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 13 Hours

SW 672 km

Lodygin(next)

MRV
10 Hours 30 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 17 Hours

S 18 km

Hertzsprung K

Walking
8 Hours 13 Minutes

SE 104 km

Catena Lucretius (RNII)

MRV
1 Hour 37 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 23 Hours


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