Crater Van Gent ( lat. Van Gent ) - impact crater in the equatorial part of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the Dutch astronomer Hendrick van Ghent (1900-1947) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater belongs to the nectar period [1] .
| Van ghent | |
|---|---|
| lat Van gent | |
 Snapshot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. The crater Van Ghent in the center of the picture, in the north-west of it is the satellite crater Van Ghent X. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 44.4 km |
| Deepest | 2242 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Hendrik van Ghent (1900–1947) is a Dutch astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Crater Description
The nearest neighbors of the crater are Kolshutter crater in the west; the crater Konstantinov in the north-north-west; craters Spencer Jones and Papaleksi in the southeast [2] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 44.4 km [3] , depth 2.24 km [1] .
The crater in the north-west adjoins the satellite crater Van Ghent X (see below), in the southeast it covers the remains of an ancient crater, which, in turn, in the south-west adjoins the satellite crater Van Ghent, and to it in the south-west - in the west, the satellite crater Van Ghent P. adjoins. Thus, these craters make up a chain of five craters.
The crater shaft has a circular shape slightly distorted by the junction of the neighboring craters mentioned above, moderately destroyed. The height of the shaft above the surrounding terrain is 1060 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 1400 km³ [1] . The bottom of the crater bowl is uneven, marked by several small craters.
Satellite craters
| Van Ghent [3] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| D | 34.7 | |
| N | 33.1 | |
| P | 47.4 | |
| T | 16.3 | |
| U | 18.4 | |
| X | 37.9 |
- The formation of the satellite crater Van Gent N belongs to the Early Imbrian period [1] .
- The formation of the satellite crater Van Gent X belongs to the Eratosthenian period [1] .
See also
- List of craters on the moon
- Moon crater
- Morphological catalog of craters of the moon
- 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 .
- ↑ Van Ghent Crater on LAC-67 map
- ↑ 1 2 Directory of the International Astronomical Union