Wegener Crater ( Latin: Wegener ) is an impact crater in the northern hemisphere of the far side of the Moon . The name was given in honor of the German geophysicist and meteorologist , creator of the theory of continental drift , Alfred Lothar Wegener (1880-1930) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater dates back to the Nectar period [1] .
| Wegener | |
|---|---|
| lat Wegener | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 95.8 km |
| Deepest | 2821 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Alfred Lothar Wegener (1880-1930) - German geophysicist and meteorologist, creator of the theory of continental drift. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Crater Description
The nearest neighbors of the crater are the Wood Crater in the west; Stefan crater in the northeast, Razumov crater in the south, Landau crater in the southwest [2] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 95.8 km [3] , depth 2.82 km [1] .
The crater is moderately destroyed, the inner and outer slopes are blocked by several small craters, the southwestern part of the rampart partially overlaps the neighboring Landau crater. The shaft height above the surrounding area is 1410 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 7400 km³ [1] . The inner slope of the shaft is much wider in the southern part and forms rugged terrain in the southern part of the crater bowl. In the western part of the bowl is a noticeable crater adjacent to the inner slope. The rest of the bottom of the bowl is flat and has no significant structures.
Satellite Craters
| Wegener [3] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| K | 31,2 | |
| W | 51.8 |
- The formation of the Wegener K satellite crater belongs to the nectar period [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
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 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 .
- ↑ Wegener Crater on the LAC-35 map.
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union