IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Anders' Earthrise
Anders' Earthrise is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 11.73° S · 100.47° E
- Diameter
- 40.151104 km
- IAU approval
- 2018/10/05 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-82 · Pasteur
Name origin
Crater visible in the foreground of the iconic “Earthrise” colour photograph, taken aboard Apollo 8 by W. A. Anders on December 24, 1968, showing the Earth and part of the Moon’s surface. The crater was previously designated Pasteur T.