Priscilla Crater ( lat. Priscilla ) is a small impact crater on the visible side of the Moon that is part of the chain of Davy craters on the eastern edge of the Sea of Clouds . The name is given in Latin female name, approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.
| Priscilla | |
|---|---|
| lat Priscilla | |
 Shot of the Lunar Orbiter IV probe | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 1.5 km |
| Deepest | 328 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Latin female name. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Crater Description
The Davy crater chain also includes the craters Alan , Delia , Osman , Susan and Harold . In addition, the immediate neighbors of the crater are the Paliza Crater in the north; Ptolemy Crater in the northeast; Alphonse Crater in the southeast; Davy Crater in the southwest [1] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 1.5 km [2] , depth 0.33 km [3] .
The crater has a regular circular cup shape. The southwestern and northeastern sections of the shaft are straightened by a neighboring impact . The shaft height above the surrounding area is 70 m [3] , the volume of the crater is approximately 0.23 km³ [3] .
Satellite Craters
Are absent.
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
- ↑ Priscilla Crater on LAC77 map
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ 1 2 3 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 .
Links
- Digital Photographic Atlas of the Moon
- Pictures from the Apollo 16
- Selenological map of the vicinity of the crater
- Topographic map of the vicinity of the crater
- Photo-topographic map of the vicinity of the crater
- Priscilla Crater on the LM77 map
- Description of the crater on The Moon-Wiki
- Andersson, LE, and EA Whitaker, NASA Catalog of Lunar Nomenclature, NASA Reference Publication 1097, October 1982.