The Isis Crater ( lat. Isis ), not to be confused with the Isis Crater in Ganymede , is a small volcanic crater in the southeastern part of the Sea of Clarity on the visible side of the Moon . The name is assigned by the Egyptian female name and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.
| Isis | |
|---|---|
| lat Isis | |
 A picture from the side of Apollo 17 . | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 0.6 km |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Egyptian female name. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
In the immediate vicinity of the Isis crater, other similar formations are located - the craters of Maria , Robert , Osiris and Jerich ; as well as the Marcello furrow ; Reiko Fissure and Bridgette Crater Chain . Other nearby neighbors of the crater are the Dawes Crater in the southwest; Abetti Crater in the north; Fabroni crater in the east and Beketov crater in the southeast. In the east-north-east of the Isis crater is the peak of Argea [1] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter - 0.6 km [2] .
The crater is located on the top of a conical volcano 60–70 m high and 2 km wide [3] [4] , standing on the Reiko furrow. This is the second largest of 5 volcanoes on this furrow (after Osiris ). In the area of volcanoes, the furrow is poorly visible, but it is well expressed south of them. Apparently, this chain of volcanoes is the result of eruptions from a fault [4] .
A small winding groove stretches from the crater to the northwest. It is interpreted as a channel through which lava flowed out [5] .
Satellite Craters
Isis Crater has no satellite craters.
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
- ↑ Isis Crater on LAC-42 map
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ Hofmann F., Paech W. Chamäleon + Onjala observatory - lunar atlas. Segment 05A . Chamäleon Observatory. Archived July 2, 2018. ( Snapshot ).
- ↑ 1 2 Weitz CM, Head JW Spectral properties of the Marius Hills volcanic complex and implications for the formation of lunar domes and cones // Journal of Geophysical Research: journal. - 1999. - Vol. 104 , no. E8 . - P. 18933-18956 . - DOI : 10.1029 / 1998JE000630 . - .
- ↑ Lena R., Wöhler C., Phillips J., Chiocchetta MT Lunar Domes: Properties and Formation Processes . - Springer Science & Business Media, 2013 .-- P. 6, 8. - 174 p. - ISBN 9788847026377 . - DOI : 10.1007 / 978-88-470-2637-7 . ( Appendix A: Lunar dome images ).
Links
- A shot of the crater from the side of Apollo 17
- Isis Crater on the map LAC-42
- Selenological map of the vicinity of the crater
- Isis Crater on the map LM-42
- Photographic topographic map of the vicinity of the crater
- Photographic map of the Isis 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.