Al-Khwarizmi Crater ( lat.Al-Khwarizmi ) is an ancient impact crater in the mountainous equatorial region on the far side of the moon . The name is given in honor of the Khorezm , Central Asian mathematician , astronomer and geographer , founder of the classical algebra Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khorezmi (783 - c. 850); approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1973. The formation of the crater belongs to the nectar period [1] .
| Al-Khwarizmi | |
|---|---|
| lat Al-khwarizmi | |
 A picture from the side of Apollo 16 | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 56.3 km |
| Deepest | 2736 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Muhammad ibn Musa Khorezmi (783 - c. 850) - Khorezmian, Central Asian mathematician, astronomer and geographer, founder of classical algebra. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are the Hertz Crater in the northwest; Fleming Crater in the north; Firsov Crater in the southeast; Senger Crater in the southwest and Moses Crater in the west [3] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 56 km [4] , depth 2.74 km [1] .
The crater shaft has a polygonal shape, in the southern part the shaft is double. The inner slope of the shaft is much wider in the western part. The shaft height above the surrounding area is 1250 m [1] , the crater volume is approximately 3700 km³ [1] . The crater has a small central peak forming a ridge curving to the northeast. The bottom of the crater bowl is relatively even, in the northern part it is marked by several small craters, the southeastern part is smoother and not damaged by impacts .
Satellite Craters
| Al-Khwarizmi [4] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| B | 59.1 | |
| G | 103.0 | |
| H | 49.7 | |
| J | 44.7 | |
| K | 22.4 | |
| L | 35.5 | |
| M | 16,4 | |
| T | 14.1 |
Al-Khorezmi K. satellite crater. Image taken from the Apollo 11 . Al-Khwarizmi K. satellite crater. Image from the side of Apollo 16 . Al-Khwarizmi K. satellite crater. Image from the side of Apollo 16 .
- The formation of satellite craters Al-Khwarizmi B and G belongs to the preectarian period [1] .
- The formation of the Al-Khwarizmi satellite crater J belongs to the nectar period [1] .
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 5 6 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 .
- ↑ Map of the far side of the moon.
- ↑ Al-Khwarizmi Crater on LAC64 map
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union