&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Hermite_(LOLA).png) Topographic map of Hermite (center) by LRO's laser altimeter | |
| Coordinates | 86°10′N 93°19′W / 86.17°N 93.32°W |
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| Diameter | 108.64 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 110° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Charles Hermite[1] |
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Hermite is a lunar impact crater located along the northern lunar limb, close to the north pole of the Moon. Named for Charles Hermite, the crater was formed roughly 3.91 billion years ago.[2]
- ^ Hermite, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ^ Arya, A.S.; et al. (October 2011). "Surface age and morphology of Hermite crater of lunar North Pole using high resolution datasets". EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011. 2011. Division for Planetary Sciences & European Planetary Science Congress: 1850. Bibcode:2011epsc.conf.1850A. Retrieved 27 August 2022.