8 Homeward

Crater, craters · 12.5 km across · -12.02°, 97.09° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約12.5km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

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.

Source of the name: United States (North America) · Approved by the IAU Oct 05, 2018 · Other features named after United States

SEE IT · 地図で見る

Elevation here was measured by laser from orbit (LOLA). Nothing is estimated or generated.

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NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.

Ganskiy (Hansky) クレーター72 km

Debus クレーター87 km

Anders' Earthrise クレーター101 km

Ludwig クレーター131 km

Ritz クレーター172 km

Sklodowska クレーター185 km

Brunner クレーター195 km

Hirayama クレーター210 km

Great-circle distances on a sphere of radius 1,737.4 km.

Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA