Crater Petzval ( lat. Petzval ) - a large ancient impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the Austrian optician Joseph Petzval (1807–1891) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater dates back to the nectar period [1] .
| Petzval | |
|---|---|
| lat Petzval | |
 A snapshot of the Clementine probe. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 93.5 km |
| Deepest | 2827 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Joseph Petzval (1807-1891) - Austrian optician. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are Watson Crater in the west; Lippman Crater in the north-north-west; Hausen Crater in the east-southeast and Derfel Crater in the south [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 93.5 km [3] , depth 2.8 km [1] .
Petsval Crater has a polygonal shape with a small depression in the northern part and a protrusion in the eastern part, moderately destroyed. The shaft is flattened, the inner slope of the shaft is of uneven width, with smoothed remains of a terrace-like structure in the eastern and southern parts, in the northern part it is marked by a small crater. The bottom of the bowl is crossed, in the southwestern part of the bowl there is a large crater. The rounded central peak is somewhat offset north of the center of the bowl.
Satellite Craters
| Petzval [3] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| C | 47.7 | |
| D | 24.3 |
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 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 .
- ↑ Crater Petzval on the map LAC-134
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union