Moebius Crater ( lat. Möbius ) is a large impact crater in the northern hemisphere of the far side of the Moon . The name is given in honor of the German mathematician , mechanic and theoretical astronomer Augustus Ferdinand Mobius (1790-1868); approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970
| Moebius | |
|---|---|
| lat Mebius | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 49 km |
| Deepest | 2347 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | August Ferdinand Mobius (1790-1868) - German mathematician, mechanic and theoretical astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of the Moebius Crater are the Popov Crater in the northwest; Hertz Crater in the southeast and Ginzel Crater in the west-southwest. To the north of the Moebius Crater is a chain of Dzevul Craters ; in the south-west is the Sea of the Region [2] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 49.0 km [3] , depth 2.3 km [4] .
Moebius Crater has a polygonal shape and is significantly destroyed. The shaft is flattened and blocked by many craters of various sizes, the southern part of the shaft is completely destroyed. The bottom of the bowl is relatively flat, marked by many small craters and areas with high albedos in the southwestern part.
Satellite craters
Are absent.
See also
- List of Craters on the Moon
- Lunar crater
- Morphological catalog of craters of the Moon
- Planetary nomenclature
- Selenography
- Mineralogy of the Moon
- Geology of the moon
- Late heavy bombardment
Notes
- ↑ back side map moon.
- ↑ Moebius Crater on the LAC-64 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 .