Kuhn (crater)
Encyclopedia
Kuhn is a lunar
impact crater
located on the lunar far side
near the Northern lunar pole. The crater is located East of the Kocher crater
, Southeast of the prominent Ashbrook crater
and just North of the southern lunar pole. Kuhn was adopted and named after German chemist
Henry Kuhn by the IAU
in 2008.
Moon
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impact crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
located on the lunar far side
Far side of the Moon
The far side of the Moon is the lunar hemisphere that is permanently turned away, and is not visible from the surface of the Earth. The far hemisphere was first photographed by the Soviet Luna 3 probe in 1959, and was first directly observed by human eyes when the Apollo 8 mission orbited the Moon...
near the Northern lunar pole. The crater is located East of the Kocher crater
Kocher (crater)
Kocher is a lunar impact crater located on the lunar far side near the southern pole. The crater is located Southeast of the Ashbrook and Drygalski craters. Kocher was adopted and named after Swiss physician Emil Kocher by the IAU in 2009.-External links:...
, Southeast of the prominent Ashbrook crater
Ashbrook (crater)
Ashbrook is a large lunar impact crater that is located in the vicinity of the south pole on the far side of the Moon, and so cannot be viewed directly from the Earth. The eastern face of the crater has been overlain by the similar-sized Drygalski, and more than half the interior floor of Ashbrook...
and just North of the southern lunar pole. Kuhn was adopted and named after German chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
Henry Kuhn by the IAU
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...
in 2008.