Mitchell Crater ( lat. Mitchell ) - a large impact crater in the area of the southern coast of the Sea of Cold on the visible side of the Moon . The name was given in honor of the American astronomer Maria Mitchell (1818–1889) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.
| Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| lat Mitchell | |
 Craters Aristotle and Mitchell. Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 32.2 km |
| Deepest | 1040 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Maria Mitchell (1818–1889) is an American astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Crater Description
Mitchell Crater is adjacent to the eastern part of the rampart of Aristotle Crater; other nearby neighbors of the crater are Galle Crater in the north-north-east; Bailey Crater in the east; Buerg Crater in the southeast and Eudox Crater in the south-southwest. To the southeast of Mitchell Crater is Death Lake [1] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 32.2 km [2] , depth 1040 m [3] .
Menzel Crater is close to circular. The shaft is flattened, the western part of the shaft is re-formed during the formation of the Aristotle crater, the southeastern part of the shaft is blocked by a small nameless crater. The bottom of the bowl is crossed, covered with rocks ejected during the formation of the Aristotle crater. The volume of the crater is approximately 600 km³ [4] .
Satellite Craters
| Mitchell | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5,4 | |
| E | 7.7 |
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
- ↑ Mitchell Crater on LAC-13
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ John E. Westfall's Atlas of the Lunar Terminator, Cambridge Univ. Press (2000)
- ↑ 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
- Digital photographic atlas of the moon.
- Stereoscopic image of the craters Aristotle and Mitchell.
- Mitchell Crater on LAC-13 map.
- Selenological map of the vicinity of the crater.
- A Table of Contents.
- Eating a Smaller Fry.
- No Beer Here.
- Description of the crater on The Moon-Wiki.
- Andersson, LE, and EA Whitaker, NASA Catalog of Lunar Nomenclature, NASA Reference Publication 1097, October 1982.