Crater Grissom ( lat. Grissom ) - a large ancient impact crater located in the southern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the American astronaut , a member of the first detachment of US astronauts , Virgil Ivan Grissom (1926-1967) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater belongs to the Nectarian period [1] .
| Grissom | |
|---|---|
| lat Grissom | |
 Clementine probe image | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 59.8 km |
| Deepest | 2455 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Virgil Ivan Grissom (1926-1967) - American astronaut, a member of the first detachment of astronauts USA. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
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Crater Description
Crater Grissom is located south of the giant crater Apollo . Its closest neighbors are L. Clark Crater in the north, Levitt Crater in the east-northeast, Riedel Crater in the east-southeast, Carrer Crater in the southeast, and Corey Crater in the southwest [3] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 59.8 km [4] , depth 2.5 km [1] .
For a long time of its existence, the crater was significantly destroyed, the north-eastern part of the shaft was blocked by two small craters. The bottom of the bowl is relatively even, dotted with a multitude of craters of various sizes.
Satellite craters
| Grissom [4] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| K | 31,8 | |
| M | 38.7 |
- The formation of the satellite crater Grissom M refers to the Early Imbrian 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 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.
- Гри Crater Grissom on the map LAC-121.
- ↑ 1 2 Directory of the International Astronomical Union