Paschen ( lat. Paschen ) - a large ancient impact crater in the equatorial region of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the German experimental physicist Friedrich Paschen (1865-1940) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater dates back to the preectarian period [1] .
| Arable land | |
|---|---|
| lat Paschen | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. Pashen Crater in the center of the picture. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 127.4 km |
| Deepest | 2919 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Friedrich Paschen (1865-1940) - German experimental physicist. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of the crater are the Galois Crater in the west; Mechnikov crater in the west-north-west; Wang Gu Crater in the north; Ioffe Crater in the east; Sternfeld crater in the south and Lodygin crater in the southwest [3] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 127.4 km [4] , depth 2.9 km [1] .
Pashen Crater is significantly destroyed and turned into a lowering area with difficult to distinguish boundaries. The western-south-western part of the shaft is overlain by the Pashen S satellite crater, the southern - by the Pashen M satellite crater, the north-western part of the shaft is cut by a short chain of craters, and the northern - by an intermittent chain of craters. The inner slope of the rampart is wide, in the eastern part weak fragments of a terrace-like structure are visible. The bottom of the crater bowl is crossed, marked by small craters.
Satellite Craters
| Plowing [4] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| G | 28.0 | |
| H | 25.5 | |
| K | 55.0 | |
| L | 37.5 | |
| M | 87.8 | |
| S | 44,2 | |
| U | 26.5 |
- The formation of the Pashen L satellite crater belongs to the Early Imbrian period [1] .
- The formation of the Pashen M satellite crater belongs to the nectar period [1] .
- The formation of the Pashen S satellite crater belongs to the Late Imbrian 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.
- ↑ Pashen Crater on LAC-88.
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
Links
- Digital photographic atlas of the moon.
- A snapshot of the vicinity of the crater from the side of the Soviet Probe-8, Pashen Crater is slightly below the center of the left border of the image.
- Description of the crater on The Moon-Wiki.
- Andersson, LE, and EA Whitaker, NASA Catalog of Lunar Nomenclature, NASA Reference Publication 1097, October 1982.