Aloha (crater)

Aloha
Coordinates29°48′N 53°54′W / 29.8°N 53.9°W / 29.8; -53.9
Diameter2.55[1] km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude54° at sunrise
EponymA Hawaiian female name[1]

Aloha is a tiny, horseshoe-shaped impact crater on the Moon. It lies to the northwest of the Montes Agricola ridge, on the Oceanus Procellarum. The crater is located near the faint terminus of a ray that crosses the mare from the southeast, originating at the crater Glushko.[2] The female name Aloha is Hawaiian in origin and was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aloha". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
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