The Coriolis crater ( lat. Coriolis ) is a large ancient impact crater at the equator of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the French mathematician , mechanic and engineer Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis (1792—1843); approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater belongs to the Nectarian period [1] .
| Coriolis | |
|---|---|
| lat Coriolis | |
 Photo from the board of Apollo-10 . | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 78.6 km |
| Deepest | 2787 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis (1792-1843) - French mathematician, mechanic and engineer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The nearest neighbors of the Coriolis crater are the Vening Meines Crater in the west; Dyufe Crater in the north-northwest; the crater of Valle in the north-northeast; Lipsky crater in the east-south-east; Dedalus crater in the southeast and Dewar crater in the west-south-west [3] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 78.6 km [4] , depth 2.8 km [1] .
The Coriolis crater has a polygonal shape with a small protrusion in the northern part and is considerably destroyed. The shaft is flattened, in the southern part it is covered with three noticeable single craters. The height of the shaft above the surrounding terrain reaches 1340 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 5600 km3 [1] . The bottom of the bowl is relatively even, dotted with many small craters, in the eastern and southern parts of the bowl are clusters of small craters. In the center of the bowl is a group of hills.
Satellite craters
| Coriolis | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17.2 | |
| G | 17.7 | |
| H | 13.0 | |
| L | 30.5 | |
| M | 28.3 | |
| S | 17.5 | |
| W | 37,6 | |
| Y | 30.9 | |
| Z | 42.4 |
- The formation of Coriolis L and M satellite craters belongs to the Nectarian period [1] .
- The formation of the Coriolis Y satellite crater belongs to the Eratosphene period [1] .
See also
- List of craters on the moon
- Moon crater
- Morphological catalog of craters of the moon
- Planetary Nomenclature
- Selenography
- Mineralogy of the Moon
- Geology of the Moon
- Late heavy bombardment
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 .
- ↑ Map of the far side of the moon.
- Кори Coriolis crater on LAC-68 map.
- ↑ Directory of the International Astronomical Union