Carol Crater ( Latin Carol ) is a small impact crater in the equatorial region of the far side of the moon . The name is assigned by the Latin female name and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1979.
| Carol | |
|---|---|
| lat Carol | |
 Shot from the board of Apollo 16 . | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 6.3 km |
| Deepest | 1336 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Latin female name. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
Carol Crater is located on the northern side of the shaft of Ibn Firnas Crater. In addition to it, a number of small craters within the bowl of the Ibn Firnas crater and its rampart received their own names - these are the craters Casper , Melissa , Even , Romeo and Shahinaz .
Other nearby neighbors of Carol Crater are Ostwald Crater in the north; Recht Crater in the northeast; Morozov Crater in the southeast and King Crater in the southwest. Also in the southwest of Carol Crater, within the King Crater, are the peaks of Dilip , Andre , Ardeshire , Dieter and Ganau [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 6.3 km [3] , depth 1.3 km [4] .
Carol Crater has a circular shape, its southwestern part is blocked by Casper Crater. Together with the craters Melissa and Casper, Carol forms a chain of craters. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 300 m [4] , the volume of the crater is approximately 20 km 3 [4] . The bottom of the bowl is relatively flat, with no noticeable structures.
Satellite Craters
Are absent.
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
- ↑ Map of the far side of the moon.
- ↑ Carol Crater on LAC-65.
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ 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 .
Links
- Digital photographic atlas of the moon.
- Pictures of the crater from the side of Apollo-10, Apollo-11, Apollo-13, Apollo-14, Apollo-16.
- Topographic map of the vicinity of the crater.
- Photographic topographic 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.