Hertzsprung S (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 184 km

Chaucer B

MRV
2 Hours 52 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 11 Hours

N 99 km

Hertzsprung V

MRV
1 Hour 33 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 21 Hours

NE 119 km

Hertzsprung X

MRV
1 Hour 52 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 6 Hours

W 124 km

Vavilov D

MRV
1 Hour 56 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 8 Hours

Hertzsprung S

0.45° N 226.6° E

E 96 km

Hertzsprung P

MRV
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 19 Hours

SW 578 km

Lodygin(next)

MRV
9 Hours 2 Minutes
Walking
10 Days 22 Hours

S 210 km

Evans

MRV
3 Hours 17 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 23 Hours

SE 23 km

Hertzsprung R

Walking
10 Hours 41 Minutes


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