Van Biesbroeck is a small lunar impact crater that interrupts the southern rim of the lava-flooded crater Krieger, in the Oceanus Procellarum. The crater is circular and symmetrical, with sloping inner walls that run down to a small interior floor. Van Biesbroeck was designated Krieger B[1] before the IAU gave it a unique name in 1976.[2]
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| Coordinates | 28°46′N 45°35′W / 28.77°N 45.59°W |
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| Diameter | 9.08 km (5.64 mi) |
| Depth | unknown |
| Colongitude | 46° at sunrise |
| Eponym | George A. Van Biesbroeck |
See also
edit- 1781 Van Biesbroeck, minor planet
References
edit- ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.
- ↑ "Van Biesbroeck". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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