Born (crater)
Lunar crater
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Born is a small lunar impact crater located near the eastern edge of the Moon, to the northeast of the prominent crater Langrenus.[2] This crater is circular and generally cup-shaped, with dark patches stretching from the midpoint toward the northeastern rim. It is otherwise undistinguished.
Apollo 15 Mapping Camera image | |
| Coordinates | 6.0°S 66.8°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 15.07 km (9.36 mi)[1] |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 354° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Max Born |
This crater is named after German physicist Max Born (1882-1970), the 1954 Nobel laurette in physics with Walther Bothe. Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979.[1] This feature was formerly identified as Maclaurin Y,[3] a satellite feature of Maclaurin crater which lies to the north.[2]