The Arrhenius Crater ( Latin Arrhenius ), not to be confused with the Arrhenius Crater on Mars , is an impact crater located at the southwestern limb on the far side of the Moon . The name is given in honor of the outstanding Swedish physicist-chemist and astrophysicist , Nobel laureate in chemistry (1903), Svante August Arrhenius (1859-1927) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.
| Arrhenius | |
|---|---|
| lat Arrhenius | |
 Snapshot of Lunar Orbiter Probe IV | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 41 km |
| Deepest | 2750 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Svante August Arrhenius (1859-1927) - an outstanding Swedish physicist-chemist and astrophysicist , Nobel laureate in chemistry (1903). |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are the Andersson Crater in the north-northeast; Pilatra crater in the south-southeast; Chappy Crater in the south; Blanchard crater in the south-south-west and De Roi crater in the west [1] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter - 41 km [2] , depth - 2.75 km [3] .
The crater shaft during its existence was exposed to subsequent impacts , which rounded the edge of the shaft and lowered its height. The height of the shaft above the surrounding area is 1030 m [4] , the volume of the crater is approximately 1200 km³ [4] . There is a tooth in the northern part of the shaft, and a ledge in the southeastern part. The southwestern part of the shaft is covered by a small crater. The bottom of the crater bowl is relatively flat, with no noticeable structures. There is no central peak.
Despite the location on the far side of the moon, a crater can be observed from Earth with favorable libration .
Satellite Craters
| Arrhenius [2] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| J | 17.0 |
- The satellite crater Arrhenius P in 1991 was renamed the Blanchard crater.
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
- ↑ Arrhenius Crater on the map of LAC-135.
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ John E. Westfall's Atlas of the Lunar Terminator, Cambridge Univ. Press (2000)
- ↑ 1 2 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 .