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Apollo 17 image | |
Coordinates | 20°12′N 4°30′W / 20.2°N 4.5°W |
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Diameter | 4 km |
Depth | 0.8 km |
Colongitude | 5° at sunrise |
Eponym | Thomas H. Huxley |
Huxley is a tiny lunar impact crater located in eastern inlet of Mare Imbrium, just to the north of the Montes Apenninus. It was named after British biologist Thomas Henry Huxley. [1] To the southeast in this range is Mons Ampère. This crater was previously identified as Wallace B before being renamed by the IAU. The crater Wallace lies due west.
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Apollo 17 image | |
Coordinates | 20°12′N 4°30′W / 20.2°N 4.5°W |
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Diameter | 4 km |
Depth | 0.8 km |
Colongitude | 5° at sunrise |
Eponym | Thomas H. Huxley |
Huxley is a tiny lunar impact crater located in eastern inlet of Mare Imbrium, just to the north of the Montes Apenninus. It was named after British biologist Thomas Henry Huxley. [1] To the southeast in this range is Mons Ampère. This crater was previously identified as Wallace B before being renamed by the IAU. The crater Wallace lies due west.