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Anders' Earthrise

Crater (40.2 km) — Crater visible in the foreground of the iconic “Earthrise” colour photograph, taken aboard Apollo 8 by W. A. Anders on December 24, 1968, showing the Earth and part of the Moon’s surface. The crater was previously designated Pasteur T.

Coordinates
-11.7297, 100.4651 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
40.151104
Etymology
Crater visible in the foreground of the iconic “Earthrise” colour photograph, taken aboard Apollo 8 by W. A. Anders on December 24, 1968, showing the Earth and part of the Moon’s surface. The crater was previously designated Pasteur T.
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
2018
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/11867
Clean name
Anders Earthrise
Ethnicity
United States
Continent
North America
Quad
LAC-82

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