Anderson (crater)

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Anderson (crater)

Satellite features can be sourced from Bussey & Spudis (2004); add a page number.

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| eponym = [[John August Anderson|John A. Anderson]]
| eponym = [[John August Anderson|John A. Anderson]]
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[[Image:Anderson crater AS16-118-18905.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Oblique view of Anderson from [[Apollo 16]]]]
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[[Image:Anderson crater 2034 med.jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[Lunar Orbiter 2]] image]]
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[[Image:Anderson E and F craters 2034 h1.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Anderson F (center) and Anderson E (upper left)]]
'''Anderson''' is a [[lunar crater|lunar]] [[impact crater]] that is located on the [[Far side (Moon)|far side]] of the [[Moon]]. It is located to the northwest of the crater [[Sharonov (lunar crater)|Sharonov]], and the satellite crater Sharanov X is attached to the southeast rim of Anderson. To the northeast is the peculiar formation [[Buys-Ballot (crater)|Buys-Ballot]], and to the east-southeast lies the larger crater [[Spencer Jones (crater)|Spencer Jones]].
'''Anderson''' is a [[lunar crater|lunar]] [[impact crater]] that is located on the [[Far side (Moon)|far side]] of the [[Moon]]. It is located to the northwest of the crater [[Sharonov (lunar crater)|Sharonov]], and the satellite crater Sharanov X is attached to the southeast rim of Anderson. To the northeast is the peculiar formation [[Buys-Ballot (crater)|Buys-Ballot]], and to the east-southeast lies the larger crater [[Spencer Jones (crater)|Spencer Jones]].


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Anderson E and F have [[List of craters on the moon with fractured floors|fractured floors]].The geologic history of the Moon, 1987, Wilhelms, Don E.; with sections by McCauley, John F.; Trask, Newell J. USGS Professional Paper: 1348. ([https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1348 online])
Anderson E and F have [[List of craters on the moon with fractured floors|fractured floors]].The geologic history of the Moon, 1987, Wilhelms, Don E.; with sections by McCauley, John F.; Trask, Newell J. USGS Professional Paper: 1348. ([https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1348 online])

==Gallery==
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Image:Anderson crater AS16-118-18905.jpg|Oblique view of Anderson from [[Apollo 16]]
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Image:Anderson crater 2034 med.jpg|[[Lunar Orbiter 2]] image
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Image:Anderson E and F craters 2034 h1.jpg|Anderson F (center) and Anderson E (upper left)


==References==
==References==
{{cite book
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| last1 = Bussey
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| first1 = B.
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| author-link1 = Ben Bussey
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| last2 = Spudis
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| first2 = P.
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| author-link2 = Paul Spudis
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| date = 2004 | page=291
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| title = The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
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| publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]]
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| location = New York
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| isbn = 978-0-521-81528-4
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| url = https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
| url = https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
| access-date = 2007-08-05
| access-date = 2007-08-05
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* {{cite book
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| last1 = Bussey
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| first1 = B.
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| author-link1 = Ben Bussey
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| last2 = Spudis
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| first2 = P.
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| author-link2 = Paul Spudis
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| date = 2004
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| title = The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
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| publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]]
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| location = New York
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| isbn = 978-0-521-81528-4
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