Mills Crater ( lat. Mills ) - a large ancient impact crater in the equatorial region of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the American nuclear physicist Mark Mills (1917-1958) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater dates back to the nectar period [1] .
| Mills | |
|---|---|
| lat Mills | |
 A picture from the side of Apollo 16 . | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 35.7 km |
| Deepest | 2049 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Mark Mills (1917-1958) - American nuclear physicist. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of Mills Crater are St. John Crater in the west-north-west; Kolschüter Crater in the north-north-west; Van Gent Crater in the northeast; Papaleksi crater in the east; Mandelstam Crater in the east-southeast and Henderson Crater in the south-west [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 35.7 km [3] , depth 2 km [1] .
Mills Crater is close to circular with a small lining in the north-north-western part and is significantly destroyed. The shaft is flattened and marked by many small craters. the shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 940 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 710 km³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is relatively flat, dotted with many small craters. A small ridge departs from the southern part of the inner slope towards the center of the bowl.
Satellite Craters
| Mills | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| B | 22.6 | |
| C | 14.2 | |
| K | 26.5 | |
| R | 17.8 | |
| W | 17.8 |
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 .
- ↑ Mills Crater on LAC-67
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union