Anders' Earthrise

Crater, craters · 40.2 km across · -11.73°, 100.47° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約40.2km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

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.

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.

Open the map centred on Anders' Earthrise

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Debus クレーター40 km

8 Homeward クレーター101 km

Ganskiy (Hansky) クレーター121 km

Pasteur クレーター132 km

Ludwig クレーター151 km

Backlund クレーター160 km

Sklodowska クレーター229 km

Ritz クレーター263 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