Grave Crater ( lat. Grave ) is a large ancient impact crater located in the northern part of the huge Gagarin Crater on the far side of the Moon . The name is given in honor of the Russian and Soviet mathematician Dmitry Alexandrovich Grave (1863-1939) and the inventor of the rocket on smokeless gunpowder Ivan Platonovich Grave (1874-1960); approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. The formation of the crater belongs to the nectar period [1] .
| Grave | |
|---|---|
| lat Grave | |
 Lunar orbiting probe snapshot | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 37 km |
| Deepest | 2193 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Dmitry Alexandrovich Grave (1863-1939) - Russian and Soviet mathematician; Ivan Platonovich Grave (1874-1960) - the inventor of rockets on smokeless powder. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
To the west of the crater is Isaev Crater, in the north-west is Marconi Crater, in the north-northeast is Beyerink Crater, in the northeast is Geiger Crater, in the east is Arminsky Crater, in the southeast is Balandin Crater, in the south-southeast is Crater Raspletin , in the south, Cosberg Crater [3] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 37 km [4] , depth 2.2 km [1] .
The crater has a circular shape with a rectified western part, is significantly destroyed. The shaft is covered by many craters of various sizes. The height of the shaft above the surrounding area is 1030 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 1200 km³ [1] . In the center of the bowl there is a slight slight elevation of the terrain.
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 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 .
- ↑ Map of the far side of the moon.
- ↑ Grave Crater on the LAC-103 map.
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union