Crater Kolshyutter ( lat. Kohlschütter ) - a large ancient impact crater in the northern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the German astronomer and astrophysicist Ernst Arnold Kolshyutter (1883-1969) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater refers to the nectar period [1] .
| Kolschutter | |
|---|---|
| lat Kohlschütter | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 56.3 km |
| Deepest | 2389 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Ernst Arnold Kolshyutter (1883-1969) - German astronomer and astrophysicist. |
| 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 Kolschüter Crater are the Leonov Crater in the northwest; Nagaoka Crater in the north; Konstantinov crater in the northeast; Van Gent Crater in the east; Mills Crater in the south-southeast and St. John Crater in the south-west. To the north-north-west of the Kolschüter Crater is the Sea of Moscow [2] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter - 56.3 km [3] , depth - 2.4 km [1] .
The Kolschüter crater has a polygonal shape, is significantly destroyed over a long time of its existence. The shaft is smooth and difficult to distinguish, a noticeable large crater adjoins the northwestern part of the shaft, the southern part of the shaft has a lower height. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 1150 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 2,300 km³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is flat, dotted with many small craters. To the east of the center of the bowl are the remains of two connected small craters; a shallow furrow runs along the eastern edge of the bowl.
Satellite Craters
| Kolschutter | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| N | 25.0 | |
| Q | 18.3 | |
| V | 19.0 | |
| W | 31,2 |
- The formation of the satellite crater Kolschüter W belongs to the nectar period [1] .
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 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 .
- ↑ Kolshyutter crater on the map LAC-67
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union