Nušl Crater ( lat. Nušl ) - a large impact crater in the northern hemisphere of the far side of the Moon . The name was given in honor of the Czech astronomer and mathematician Frantisek Nushl (1867–1925) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater dates back to the late Imperial period [1] .
| Nushl | |
|---|---|
| lat Nušl | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 60.6 km |
| Deepest | 2719 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Frantisek Nushl (1867-1925) - Czech astronomer and mathematician. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are the Steno crater in the west; Stearns Crater in the West-North-West; Getton Crater in the north; Shine Crater in the east and Trumpler Crater in the south [3] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 60.6 km [4] , depth 2.7 km [1] .
Nushl crater has a polygonal shape and is moderately destroyed. The shaft is slightly flattened, the inner slope of the terrace-like structure, uneven in width. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 1220 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 3200 km³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is relatively even, in the western part of the bowl are several small craters, there is an elongated central peak.
Satellite Craters
| Nushl [4] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| E | 26.5 | |
| S | 41.6 | |
| Y | 50,5 |
- The formation of satellite craters Nushl S and Y refers to the nectar period [1] .
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 5 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 .
- ↑ Map of the far side of the moon.
- ↑ Nushle Crater on the LAC-32 map.
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union