Anders' Earthrise (original) (raw)

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Lunar crater

Feature on the moon

Anders' Earthrise

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
Diameter	40.15 km
Depth	Unknown
Eponym	Crater visible in the foreground of the iconic Earthrise color photograph

Annotated version

Oblique view of Anders' Earthrise crater from Apollo 17 panoramic camera

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.

1. ^ Anders' Earthrise Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)