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8 Homeward
Crater (12.5 km) — Crater visible in the iconic “Earthrise” colour photograph, taken aboard Apollo 8 by W. A. Anders on December 24, 1968, symbolizes the safe return to Earth of Apollo 8. The crater was previously designated Ganskiy (Hansky) M.
- Coordinates
- -12.0249, 97.0932 (positive-east)
- Descriptor
- Crater
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Feature type code
- AA
- Diameter km
- 12.524255
- Etymology
- Crater visible in the iconic “Earthrise” colour photograph, taken aboard Apollo 8 by W. A. Anders on December 24, 1968, symbolizes the safe return to Earth of Apollo 8. The crater was previously designated Ganskiy (Hansky) M.
- Iau approval status
- Adopted by IAU
- Iau approval year
- 2018
- Iau reference
- http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/9340
- Clean name
- 8 Homeward
- Ethnicity
- United States
- Continent
- North America
- Quad
- LAC-82