McNair is a small
lunar
Lunar most commonly means "of or relating to the Moon".
Lunar may also refer to:
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impact crater on the
far side of the Moon. It lies within the double-ringed
Apollo basin, inside the eastern part of the interior ring. It has partly merged with the crater
Jarvis, and the two share a common rim. To the south of McNair lies
Borman Borman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Danleigh Borman (born 1985), South African soccer player
*Frank Borman (1928–2023), American astronaut
**The Frank Borman Expressway in Indiana named after him
* Geoffrey D. Borman, ...
.
This is a bowl-shaped feature with a somewhat worn outer rim. There are some tiny craterlets along the southern rim, and a narrow cut through the edge to the south-southwest. The interior floor is relatively featureless.
The crater name was approved by the
IAU
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in 1988 in honor of
Ronald McNair
Ronald Erwin McNair (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He died during the launch of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission spec ...
, killed in the
Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster on January 28, 1986.
McNair crater
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature The crater was formerly designated Borman A, a satellite crater of Borman Borman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Danleigh Borman (born 1985), South African soccer player
*Frank Borman (1928–2023), American astronaut
**The Frank Borman Expressway in Indiana named after him
* Geoffrey D. Borman, ...
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Impact craters on the Moon