Luther Crater ( lat. Luther ) is a small impact crater in the northeastern part of the Sea of Clarity on the visible side of the Moon . The name was given in honor of the German astronomer Karl Theodor Robert Luther (1822-1900) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.
| Luther | |
|---|---|
| lat Luther | |
 Shot of the Lunar Orbiter - IV probe. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 9.3 km |
| Deepest | 1900 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Karl Theodore Robert Luther (1822-1900) - German astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Crater Description
In the immediate vicinity of the crater is the Posidonius crater in the east. To the north of the crater are Daniel’s furrows and Lake of Dreams ; in the south - the ridge of Smirnov [1] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 9.3 km [2] , depth 1900 m [3] .
Luther Crater lies on a fold in the Sea of Clarity , has a circular bowl-shaped shape and is practically not affected by destruction. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 330 m [4] , the volume of the crater is approximately 30 km³ [4] . According to morphological characteristics, the crater belongs to the ALC type (according to the name of a typical representative of this class - Al-Battani Crater C ). Luther Crater is included in the list of craters with dark radial bands on the inner slope of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) [5] .
Satellite Craters
| Luther | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6.9 | |
| K | 3,5 | |
| X | 3.6 | |
| Y | 3.4 |
- The satellite crater Luther X is included in the list of craters with a bright ray system of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) [6] .
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
- ↑ Luther Crater on the LAC-26 map
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ John E. Westfall's Atlas of the Lunar Terminator, Cambridge Univ. Press (2000)
- ↑ 1 2 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 .
- ↑ List of Craters with Dark Radial Stripes of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) Archived December 3, 2013.
- ↑ List of craters with a bright ray system of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) Archived on March 4, 2016.