Crater Walter ( lat. Walter ), not to be confused with Crater Walter ( lat. Walther ), is a tiny impact crater located in the southwestern part of the Sea of Rains on the visible side of the Moon . The name was assigned according to the German male name and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. The formation of the crater refers to the nectar period [1] .
| Walter | |
|---|---|
| lat Walter | |
 Shot of the Lunar Orbiter - IV probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 1.3 km |
| Deepest | 127 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | German male name. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are the Diophantus crater in the southwest and the tiny craters Isabelle , Louise and Samir in the northwest. Further in the north-west are Diophantus furrow , Delil peak and Delille crater [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 1.3 km [3] , depth 0.13 km [1] .
The crater is a shallow decrease in terrain of irregular shape, the volume of the crater is approximately 0.04 km³ [1] . The crater got its own name only because it was marked on the phototopographic map 39B2S1 (25) [4] , subsequently the names on this map were approved by the International Astronomical Union.
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
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Crater Walter on the map LAC-39
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ Crater Walter on the photographic map 39B2S1 (25)
Links
- Digital Photographic Atlas of the Moon
- Pictures of the vicinity of the crater from the side of Apollo 15, Apollo 17
- Crater Walter on the map LAC-39
- Crater Walter on the map LM-39
- Topographic map of the vicinity of the crater
- Selenological map of the vicinity of the crater
- Description of the crater on The Moon-Wiki
- Andersson, LE, and EA Whitaker, NASA Catalog of Lunar Nomenclature, NASA Reference Publication 1097, October 1982.