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[[File:Anders' Earthrise crater AS17-P-2847.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Oblique view of Anders' Earthrise crater from [[Apollo 17]] panoramic camera]] |
[[File:Anders' Earthrise crater AS17-P-2847.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Oblique view of Anders' Earthrise crater from [[Apollo 17]] panoramic camera]] |
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'''Anders' Earthrise''' is a [[Lunar craters|lunar]] [[impact crater]] that is located on the southern [[sphere|hemisphere]] on the [[Far side (Moon)|far side]] of the [[Moon]]. It is visible in the foreground of the famous ''[[Earthrise]]'' photograph (AS08-14-2383) taken by astronaut [[William Anders]] on the [[Apollo 8]] mission to the |
'''Anders' Earthrise''' is a [[Lunar craters|lunar]] [[impact crater]] that is located on the southern [[sphere|hemisphere]] on the [[Far side (Moon)|far side]] of the [[Moon]]. It is visible in the foreground of the famous ''[[Earthrise]]'' photograph (AS08-14-2383) taken by astronaut [[William Anders]] on the [[Apollo 8]] mission to the Moon in 1968. The crater's name was approved by the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]] on 5 October 2018.<ref>[https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/11867 Anders' Earthrise] Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)</ref> The crater [[8 Homeward (crater)|8 Homeward]], also visible in the ''Earthrise'' photograph, was named at the same time. |
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It lies on the west side of the crater [[Pasteur (lunar crater)|Pasteur]], and was formerly named Pasteur T. |
It lies on the west side of the crater [[Pasteur (lunar crater)|Pasteur]], and was formerly named Pasteur T. |
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The Earthrise photograph (AS08-14-2383)
Anders' Earthrise crater is in the left foreground | |
| Coordinates | 11°44′S 100°28′E / 11.73°S 100.47°E / -11.73; 100.47 |
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| Diameter | 40.15 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Eponym | Crater visible in the foreground of the iconic Earthrise color photograph |
Anders' Earthrise is a lunar impact crater that is located on the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It is visible in the foreground of the famous Earthrise photograph (AS08-14-2383) taken by astronaut William Anders on the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon in 1968. The crater's name was approved by the IAU on 5 October 2018.[1] The crater 8 Homeward, also visible in the Earthrise photograph, was named at the same time.
It lies on the west side of the crater Pasteur, and was formerly named Pasteur T.
