Ibn Ezra Crater ( lat.Abenezra ) - a large impact crater in the southern mainland of the visible side of the Moon . The name is given in honor of the medieval Jewish philosopher , poet, thinker, linguist , astrologer , astronomer and mathematician Abraham ibn Ezra (1092–1167); approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1935. The formation of the crater dates back to the late Imperial period [1] .
| Ibn ezra | |
|---|---|
| lat Abenezra | |
 Shot of the Lunar Orbiter IV probe | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 43.2 km |
| Deepest | 3730 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Abraham Ibn Ezra (1092–1167) is a medieval Jewish philosopher, poet, thinker, linguist, astrologer, astronomer and mathematician. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of the crater are Donati Crater in the west; Erie and Argelander craters in the northwest; Geber Crater in the northeast; Al-Sufi crater, adjacent to the southeastern part of the rampart of Ibn Ezra crater and Pleifer crater in the south-west [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 43.2 km [3] , depth 3.7 km [4] .
The crater has a polygonal shape, moderately destroyed. A shaft with a sharp edge, an inner slope with distinct residues of a terrace-like structure, the width of the inner slope in the eastern part is much larger than in the western. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 1050 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 1,300 km 3 [1] . The bottom of the bowl is crossed, in the eastern part there is a cluster of ridges of an unusual arcuate shape.
Satellite Craters
| Ibn ezra | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 22.2 | |
| B | 13.8 | |
| C | 43.7 | |
| D | 7.3 | |
| E | 14.1 | |
| F | 6.3 | |
| G | 4.9 | |
| H | 4.7 | |
| J | 4.3 | |
| P | 39.3 |
- Satellite craters Ibn Ezra A and Ibn Ezra B are included in the list of craters with dark radial stripes on the inner slope of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) [5] .
Links in fiction
- In the novel by Lloyd Biggle Jr. “All Colors of Darkness” (1963), the action takes place in the crater of Ibn Ezra.
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 .
- ↑ Ibn Ezra Crater on the LAC-96 map
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ John E. Westfall's Atlas of the Lunar Terminator, Cambridge Univ. Press (2000)
- ↑ List of Craters with Dark Radial Stripes of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) Archived December 3, 2013.
Links
- Digital Photographic Atlas of the Moon
- Pictures of the crater from the side of Apollo 14, Apollo 16
- Ibn Ezra Crater on LAC-96 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.