Crater Mart ( Latin Marth ), not to be confused with Mart Crater on Mars , is a small concentric impact crater in the northwestern part of the Epidemic Swamp on the visible side of the Moon . The name was given in honor of the German astronomer Albert Mart (1828-1897) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.
| March | |
|---|---|
| lat Marth | |
 A combination of images of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 6.5 km |
| Deepest | 1070 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Albert Mart (1828-1897) is a German astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are the Danthorn Crater in the northwest; Campano Crater in the north-northeast; Mercator Crater in the northeast; Capuan Crater in the southeast; Elger Crater in the south and Ramsden Crater in the southwest. Crater Mart is surrounded by Ramsden furrows ; in the north-west of it is the Sea of Humidity ; in the northeast Sea of Clouds ; in the east lies the furrow of Hesiod [1] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 6.5 km [2] , depth 1070 m [3] .
The Mart crater has a circular shape and is a concentric crater; a smaller crater is located in the crater bowl. The shafts of both craters are flattened and have a high albedo , the outer shaft in the southern part is torn apart by a shallow crater. The bottom of the inner crater is cup-shaped.
Satellite Craters
| March | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| K | 3.0 |
Gallery
Snapshot of March Crater of Lunar Orbiter - IV probe.
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