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unusual facts about lunar crater



Earl C. Slipher

The crater Slipher on the Moon is named after Earl and Vesto Slipher, as is asteroid 1766 Slipher, discovered September 7, 1962, by the Indiana Asteroid Program.

Oronce Finé

The lunar crater Orontius and Finaeus Cove in Antarctica are named after Oronce Finé, using his Latinized name.


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Leslie Comrie

A lunar crater (23.3N 112.7W) and an asteroid, 3521 Comrie, bear his name, as does the computer lab at his alma mater, the University of Auckland, named on the 50th anniversary of his death.

Pancake Range

U.S. Route 6 crosses the Pancake Range at Sandy Summit north of Lunar Crater between Currant to the east and Warm Springs to the southwest of the range.