The Paraskevopoulos crater ( lat. Paraskevopoulos ) is a large ancient impact crater in the northern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the Greek and South African astronomer Ioannis Paraskevopoulos (1889-1951) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater belongs to the pre-sectarian period [1] .
| Paraskevopoulos | |
|---|---|
| lat Paraskevopoulos | |
 Snapshot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 98.9 km |
| Deepest | 2839 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Ioannis Paraskevopoulos (1889-1951) is a Greek and South African astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The crater's nearest neighbors are Rowland Crater in the northwest; Carnot crater in the northeast; the crater Eno-Peltri in the east-southeast; Crater Fowler in the south-southeast; Crater Stoletov in the south-west and Crater Montgolfier in the west-south-west [2] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 98.9 km [3] , depth 2.8 km [1] .
The Paraskevopoulos crater has a close to circular shape and is significantly destroyed, its southeastern part is covered by the Paraskevopoulos H satellite crater. The inner slope is uneven in width, especially wide in the northern and southern parts. The height of the shaft above the surrounding terrain reaches 1450 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 8,600 km ³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is crossed, with the exception of a relatively flat area in the western part. In the northeastern part of the bowl there is a prominent large crater with a sharp shaft edge and an inner slope with a high albedo ; a small rounded central peak adjoins the southwestern part of this crater.
Satellite craters
| Paraskevopoulos [3] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| E | 26.0 | |
| H | 54.5 | |
| N | 23.8 | |
| Q | 34.4 | |
| R | 20.6 | |
| S | 71.5 | |
| U | 30.0 | |
| X | 26.0 | |
| Y | 48.1 |
- The formation of the satellite crater Paraskevopoulos S refers to the pre-sectarian period [1] .
- The formation of the satellite crater Paraskevopulos Y refers to the Nectarian period [1] .
See also
- List of craters on the moon
- Moon crater
- Morphological catalog of craters of the moon
- Planetary Nomenclature
- Selenography
- Mineralogy of the Moon
- Geology of the Moon
- Late heavy bombardment
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 .
- ↑ Paraskevopoulos Crater on LAC-19 map
- ↑ 1 2 Directory of the International Astronomical Union