Tharp (crater)

PlanetMoon

Coordinates30°36′S 145°38′E / 30.6°S 145.63°E / -30.6; 145.63

Diameter13.45 km

EponymMarie Tharp

Tharp

Planet	Moon
Coordinates	30°36′S 145°38′E / 30.6°S 145.63°E / -30.6; 145.63
Diameter	13.45 km
Eponym	Marie Tharp

Tharp is a crater on the Moon. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2015 after Marie Tharp, a geologist and oceanographer who created the first comprehensive map of the Earth's ocean floor.^[1]