Parkhurst Crater ( lat. Parkhurst ) - a large ancient impact crater in the northeastern coast of the South Sea on the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the American astronomer John Edelbert Parkhurst (1861-1925) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater dates back to the preectarian period [1] .
| Parkhurst | |
|---|---|
| lat Parkhurst | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 93.1 km |
| Deepest | 2845 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | John Edelbert Parkhurst (1861-1925) - American astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of the crater are Donner Crater in the west-north-west; Titius Crater in the north-north-west; Scaliger Crater in the northeast; Milne Crater in the east-northeast and Gernsbeck Crater in the south-west. To the southwest of Parkhurst Crater is the South Sea ; in the north is Lake of Solitude [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 93.1 km [3] , depth 2.8 km [1] .
Parkhurst Crater has a circular shape and is significantly destroyed over a long time of its existence. The shaft is flattened, the northeastern part of the shaft is covered by the satellite craters Parkhurst B and Parkhurst D, the southwestern part is covered by two large craters. The inner slope in the southeastern part has a high albedo . The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 1460 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 9000 km³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is relatively flat, dotted with many small craters.
Satellite Craters
| Parkhurst [3] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28.1 | |
| D | 27.3 | |
| K | 11.5 | |
| Q | 37.5 | |
| X | 13.8 | |
| Y | 43.0 |
- The formation of satellite craters Parkhurst B and Q belongs 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 .
- ↑ Parkhurst Crater on LAC-116.
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union