Crater Delambre ( lat. Delambre ) - a large impact crater in the central equatorial region of the visible side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the French astronomer Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre (1749-1822) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1935. The formation of the crater dates back to the late Imperial period [1] .
| Delambre | |
|---|---|
| lat Delambre | |
 Shot of the Lunar Orbiter - IV probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 51.5 km |
| Deepest | 3620 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre (1749-1822) - French astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The nearest neighbors of the crater are Theon the Younger Crater in the west; Theon Senior Crater in the northwest; Dionysius crater in the north; Schmidt crater in the northeast; Moltke Crater in the east-northeast; Al Fergani Crater in the south-southeast and Taylor Crater in the south. The Sea of Tranquility is located in the northeast of the crater, in the east-northeast are the furrows of Ipatia , in the southeast is the Sea of Nectar and its Gulf of Severity [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 51.49 km [3] , depth 3.62 km [4] .
The crater has a polygonal shape, moderately destroyed. A small valley adjoins the southern part of the crater. The shaft is massive, with a sharp edge, in the northern part is covered by a small crater. The inner slope of the shaft is a terrace-like structure. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 1130 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 2100 km³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is crossed, there is a small, poorly visible central peak.
Satellite Craters
| Delambre [3] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9.7 | |
| D | 5.1 | |
| F | 4.3 | |
| H | 15,5 | |
| J | 12.5 |
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 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 .
- ↑ Delambre Crater on LAC-78
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ John E. Westfall's Atlas of the Lunar Terminator, Cambridge Univ. Press (2000)
Links
- Digital Photographic Atlas of the Moon
- Pictures of the crater from the side of Apollo-10, Apollo-11, Apollo-14, Apollo-16
- Ranger-8 probe pictures
- Snapshot Lunar Orbiter - III
- Article 1 on the Lunar Picture of the day
- Article 2 on the Lunar Picture of the day
- Crater Delambre on the map LAC-78
- Crater Delambre on the map LM-78
- Delambre Crater on AIC78A map
- Selenological map of the vicinity of the crater
- Description of the crater on The Moon-Wiki
- Andersson, LE, and EA Whitaker, NASA Catalog of Lunar Nomenclature, NASA Reference Publication 1097, October 1982.