Vesalius Crater ( lat.Vesalius ) - impact crater 100 km south of the equator on the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the doctor and anatomist, the founder of scientific anatomy , Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater belongs to the nectar period [1] .
| Vesalius | |
|---|---|
| lat Vesalius | |
 Shot from the side of Apollo 16 (south above) | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 64.7 km |
| Deepest | 2719 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) - doctor and anatomist, founder of scientific anatomy. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are the Buisson crater in the northwest; Langemak Crater in the southeast, Meitner Crater in the south, Einthoven Crater in the southwest [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 64.7 km [3] , depth 2.72 km [1] .
The crater shaft has a circular shape with some deviations. In the southern part of the crater there is a ledge, in the northern part a lowering of the shaft. The height of the shaft above the surrounding area is 1220 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 3,200 km³. [1] . The inner slope of the shaft has a weakly expressed terrace-like structure. The bottom of the crater bowl is relatively flat, the central peak is somewhat shifted to the north, indicating that the impact event that formed the crater occurred at a low angle.
Satellite Craters
| Vesalius [3] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| WITH | 20.5 | |
| D | 51.5 | |
| G | 12.9 | |
| H | 38,0 | |
| J | 23.6 | |
| M | 30,4 |
- Crater marked as Z - satellite crater Langemak Z.
- The formation of the satellite crater Vesalius H belongs to the nectar period [1] .
- The formation of the satellite crater Vesalius M belongs to the Late Imbrian 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 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 .
- ↑ Vesalius Crater on the map LAC-83
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union