Moon crater named for aviator Amelia Earhart
West Lafayette, Ind. (UPI) Mar 17, 2015 - One of the largest craters on the moon was only recently discovered, thanks to the hard work of scientists at Purdue University. The crater's discovery was announced on Monday at the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Texas. There, the crater's discoverers offered a preliminary name, the Earhart crater, in honor of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, the first female aviator ... more

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