Sverdrup is a
lunarimpact crater that is located about one crater diameter from the
southern pole of the
Moon. It lies on the
far side of the Moon with respect to the
Earth, in an area of the surface that is only illuminated by very oblique light from the
Sun. The interior part of the crater is cloaked in
perpetual darkness, and thus has not been mapped using photography. Portions of the rim are illuminated, however, and give the appearance of a worn formation that has been intruded upon by adjacent formations.
The nearest craters of note to Sverdrup are
de Gerlache to the east, and
Shackleton at the south pole.
References
Andersson, L. E.;
Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.