Buffon Crater ( lat. Buffon ) - a large ancient impact crater located in the southern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the French naturalist , biologist , mathematician , naturalist and writer of the XVIII century, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count de Buffo
| Buffon | |
|---|---|
| lat Buffon | |
 Clementine probe snapshot | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 106 km |
| Deepest | 2874 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count de Buffon (1707-1788) - French naturalist, biologist, mathematician, naturalist and writer of the 18th century. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are the Chebyshev crater in the north; Langmuir and Brower craters in the northeast and Leavitt crater in the southwest [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 105.8 km [3] , depth 2.87 km [4] .
During its existence, the crater has undergone significant wear, the crater shaft is rounded by subsequent impacts . The Buffon D satellite crater overlaps the northeastern part of the shaft. The western part of the shaft is almost completely destroyed. The inner slope of the shaft has traces of a terrace-like structure. The height of the shaft above the surrounding area is 1520 m [4] , the volume of the crater is approximately 11400 km³. [4] . The bottom of the crater bowl is rugged, especially in the eastern part. In the center of the bowl is a pair of peaks.
Satellite Craters
| Buffon [3] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| D | 18.6 | |
| H | 25.1 | |
| K | 20.1 | |
| V | 41.1 |
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
- ↑ Crater description on The Moon-Wiki
- ↑ Buffon Crater on the map LAC-122
- ↑ 1 2 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 .