Maria Crater ( Latin Mary ) is a small impact crater in the southeastern part of the Sea of Clarity on the visible side of the Moon . The name was given in the English form of the Jewish female name and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.
| Maria | |
|---|---|
| lat Mary | |
 A picture from the side of Apollo 17 . | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 0.53 km |
| Deepest | 127 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | English form of the Jewish female name. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
In the immediate vicinity of Maria Crater, there are crater-like formations - Jerich , Robert , Osiris and Isis ; as well as the Marcello furrow ; Reiko Fissure and Bridgette Crater Chain .
Other nearby neighbors of the crater are the Dawes Crater in the southwest; Abetti Crater in the north; Fabroni crater in the east and Beketov crater in the southeast. In the northeast of Maria Crater is the peak of Argea [1] .
Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 0.53 km [2] , depth 127 m> [3] .
The crater has a regular circular cup shape.
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
- ↑ Maria Crater on the LAC-42 map
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ 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
- A shot of the crater from the side of Apollo 15.
- Maria Crater on the LAC-42 map
- Selenological map of the vicinity of the crater
- Maria Crater on the LM-42 map
- Photographic topographic map of the vicinity of the crater
- Photographic topographic map of Maria 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.