Van Vleck is a
lunar impact crater that is located near the northeastern rim of the walled plain
Gilbert Gilbert may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Gilbert (surname), including a list of people
Places Australia
* Gilbert River (Queensland)
* Gilbert River (South ...
, to the west of the
Mare Smythii. The similar crater
Weierstrass is nearly joined to the northwestern rim of Van Vleck. To the east is the small
Carrillo.
The rim of this crater is nearly circular with no overlying craters of note, although a small crater abuts against the northeastern side and another along the southern inner wall. The inner sides slope down to a slumped ring of unconsolidated material that encircles the interior floor. There is a small peak just to the north of the crater center.
This crater was previously identified as Gilbert M before being assigned a name by the
IAU in 1976.
Van Vleck
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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External links
LTO-81A2 Gilbert
— L&PI topographic map
Impact craters on the Moon