Crater De Roy ( lat. De Roy ) - a large impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the Belgian astronomer Felix De Roi (1883-1942) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.
| De roi | |
|---|---|
| lat De roy | |
 A snapshot of the Clementine probe. Crater De Roi in the center of the picture, in the upper left corner of the Chadwick Crater. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 43.5 km |
| Deepest | 2242 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Felix De Roi (1883-1942) - Belgian astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of the crater are the Lippman Crater in the west; Chadwick Crater in the northwest; Andersson Crater in the north-northeast; Arrhenius Crater in the east; Blanchard crater in the southeast and Petzval crater in the southwest [1] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 43.5 km [2] , depth 2.2 km [3] .
The crater has a circular shape, is significantly destroyed. The crater shaft is rounded, in the northern part it is cut by two wide crevices, in the southeastern part it is covered by two small craters, in the south-western part a small crater adjoins the shaft. the shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 1060 m [3] , the volume of the crater is approximately 1400 km³ [3] . The bottom of the crater bowl is flat, without noticeable structures, marked by several small craters.
Satellite Craters
| De Roi [2] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| N | 25.0 | |
| P | 35.6 | |
| Q | 21.7 |
- The satellite crater De Roi X in 1985 was renamed Chadwick Crater.
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
- ↑ Crater De Roi on the map LAC-135
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ 1 2 3 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 .