A Small Impact Crater Spanning Hadley Rille

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

landing

Coordinates

26.04° N · 3.51° E

Diameter

0.69 km

IAU approval

1973/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-41 · Montes Apenninus

Geological Chronicle

Bridge is a lunar impact crater measuring 0.69 kilometers in diameter within the Hadley–Apennine region of the Moon. Located within Hadley Rille at the base of Mons Hadley Delta, the feature lies approximately four kilometers southwest of the Apollo 15 landing point.

The crater's ejecta forms a bridge of sorts across Hadley Rille. Nearby features include the larger St. George crater to the southeast and the smaller Elbow crater positioned due east. The International Astronomical Union formally adopted the name Bridge in 1973, designating the astronaut-named feature from the Apollo 15 mission.

Chronology & Exploration

1. 1973 IAU Name Adoption

   The International Astronomical Union formally adopted the astronaut-given name Bridge for the crater near the Apollo 15 landing site.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Official name, feature type, coordinates, dimensions, approval and name origin.
• Wikipedia — Bridge (crater)

Name Origin

Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 15 site.