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IAU Lunar Nomenclature

McAuliffe

McAuliffe 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
33.24° S · 149.77° W
Diameter
19.112823 km
IAU approval
1988/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle
LAC-121 · Apollo

Name origin

Sharon Christa Corrigan; civilian school teacher member of the Challenger crew (1948-1986).

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore McAuliffe in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.