Debus (crater)

Debus
Apollo 15 Mapping Camera image
Coordinates10°30′S 99°36′E / 10.5°S 99.6°E / -10.5; 99.6
Diameter19.77 km (12.28 mi)[1]
DepthUnknown
Colongitude261° at sunrise
EponymKurt H. Debus

Debus is a small lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, past the eastern limb. It lies to the east-southeast of the crater Ganskiy, and just to the west of a huge walled plain named Pasteur.[2]

This is a circular crater with a bowl-shaped appearance. The rim is worn, and several tiny craterlets lie along the edge. The interior floor is relatively level and nearly featureless.[3]

This formation is named in honor of German engineer, NAZI officer,[4] and former Kennedy Space Center director Kurt H. Debus (1908-1983). Its designation was formally adopted by the IAU in 2000. Previously, it was identified as Ganskiy H, a satellite feature of Ganskiy.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Debus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  2. ↑ "LAC 82" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  3. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  4. ↑ Golinkin, Lev (May 11, 2025). "Why did it take NASA so long to stop honoring a Nazi scientist?". St. Louis Jewish Light. Retrieved 2026-08-02.

Sources

  • Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
  • Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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