Crater Lander ( lat. Lander ) - a large ancient impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the English traveler Richard Lander (1804-1834) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. The formation of the crater dates back to the nectar period [1] .
| Lander | |
|---|---|
| lat Lander | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. Lander Crater at the bottom of the picture. At the top of the Volkov Crater, in the center is the Volkov J. Satellite Crater | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 40.1 km |
| Deepest | 2193 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Richard Lander (1804–1834) is an English traveler. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are the Dobrovolsky Crater in the northwest; Volkov crater in the north; Patsaev crater in the southeast and Tsiolkovsky crater in the southwest [3] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 40.1 km [4] , depth 2.2 km [1] .
Crater Lander has a close to circular shape and is significantly destroyed over a long period of its existence, possibly partially covered by rocks ejected during the formation of the Tsiolkovsky crater. The shaft is flattened, the Volkov J satellite crater is adjacent to the north-eastern part of the shaft, and the Lander K satellite crater to the southeastern part (see below). The inner slope of the shaft is somewhat wider in the eastern part. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 1030 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 1200 km³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is relatively flat, with slight uplifts.
Satellite Craters
| Lander | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| K | 22.0 |
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 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.
- ↑ Lander Crater on LAC-84.
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union