Crack Winkler ( lat. Winkler ) - a small impact crater in the northern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the German rocket engineer Johannes Winkler (1897–1947) and was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.
| Winkler | |
|---|---|
| lat Winkler | |
 Lunar Orbiter probe shot - V | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 22.9 km |
| Deepest | 1828 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Johannes Winkler (1897–1947) was a German rocket engineer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The nearest neighbors of the crater are the Düner crater in the north-west, Perkin crater in the north-northeast, Guilom crater in the northeast, Ehrlich crater in the east-southeast, Moore crater in the south and Champollion crater in the south-west [1] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 22.9 km [2] , depth 1.83 km [3] .
The crater is moderately damaged and has a circular cup shape. The eastern part of the shaft is blocked by a small crater. The average height of the crater shaft above the surrounding area is 810 m [3] , the volume of the crater is approximately 300 km ³ [3] .
Satellite craters
| Winkler [2] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14.2 | |
| E | 18.6 | |
| L | 30.6 |
- The formation of the Winkler L satellite crater belongs to the Nectar period [3] .
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
- ↑ Winkler Crater on LAC-33 map
- ↑ 1 2 Directory of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 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 .