Crater Abul al-Wafa ( lat. Abul Wáfa ) - impact crater in the equatorial region of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of one of the leading mathematicians and astronomers of the medieval East Abu-l-Wafa ( Abu-l-Wafa Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Ismail ibn Abbas al- Buzjani, 940-998) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. Education the crater belongs to the nectar period [1] .
| Abu l-Wafa | |
|---|---|
| lat Abul wáfa | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 54.2 km |
| Deepest | 2416 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Abu l-Wafa Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Ismail ibn Abbas al- Buzjani (940-998) - one of the leading mathematicians and astronomers of the medieval East. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Crater Description
Firsov Crater is located in the north-west of the crater, Kachalsky and Viviani craters in the north, King crater in the northeast, Ktesibiy and Geron craters in the east [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 54.2 km [3] , depth 2.4 km [1] .
The crater shaft has a polygonal structure. The edge of the shaft and the inner slope are smoothed by erosion and have lost clarity. On the inner slope of the crater are ledges, which once could have been terraces or talus. In the northern part of the crater bowl is a small conspicuous crater; another crater adjoins the southwestern part of the shaft. The highest shaft height above the surrounding area is 1170 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 2500 km³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is marked by several small craters.
Satellite Craters
| Abu l-Wafa [3] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15.0 | |
| Q | 31,0 |
See also
- List of Craters on the Moon
- Lunar crater
- Morphological catalog of Moon Craters
- Planetary nomenclature
- Selenography
- Mineralogy of the Moon
- Geology of the moon
- Late heavy bombardment
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Lunar Impact Crater Database . Losiak A., Kohout T., O'Sulllivan K., Thaisen K., Weider S. (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Lunar Exploration Intern Program, 2009); updated by Öhman T. in 2011. Archived page .
- ↑ Abu l-Wafa Crater on LAC65 map
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union