Astronomy:Van Albada (crater)

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Short description: Crater on the Moon
Van Albada
Van Albada crater AS15-M-0945.jpg
Apollo 15 image
Diameter21 km
Colongitude294° at sunrise


van Albada is a lunar impact crater that is attached to the south-southeastern rim of Auzout. It lies southeast of Mare Crisium, and north-northeast of the larger crater Firmicus. Directly to the east is Krogh.

While the perimeter of van Albada is generally circular, there is a slight outward bulge in the rim to the northwest, and a smaller crater lies across the eastern rim. The inner wall is slightly larger to the north than elsewhere, most likely because it abuts the outer rampart of Auzout. The interior floor is darker in hue than the surrounding terrain, with an albedo that matches the lunar mare to the northwest.

The crater is named after the Dutch astronomer Gale Bruno van Albada (1911–1972).[1] This crater was previously designated Auzout A before being given a name by the IAU.

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  1. "Van Albada (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.