Ravi Crater ( lat. Ravi ) is a small impact crater in the northeastern part of the bowl of Alphonse Crater on the visible side of the moon . The name is assigned by the Indian male name and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.
| Ravi | |
|---|---|
| lat Ravi | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 1,6 km |
| Deepest | 450 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Indian male name. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 Spacecraft landing sites
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Crater Description
The nearest neighbors of the crater are Chan Ngo craters of similar size in the south-west and Monira , Jose and Sorava in the east-south-east [1] .
Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 1.6 km [2] , depth 450 m [3] .
Ravi Crater is located on one of the branches of the furrows in the bowl of Alphonse Crater, has a circular cup-shaped shape with no noticeable structures. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 90 m [3] , the volume of the crater is approximately 0.6 km³ [3] .
Satellite Craters
Are absent.
Spacecraft landing locations
- The area near Ravi Crater was declared an area of interest for the American constellation space program .
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
- ↑ Ravi Crater on the LAC-77 map
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ 1 2 3 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 .
Links
- Digital photographic atlas of the moon.
- Pictures of the crater from the side of Apollo-12, Apollo-14, Apollo-16.
- Ravi Crater on the map of LAC-77.
- Selenological map of the vicinity of the crater.
- Ravi Crater on the map of LM-77.
- Photographic topographic map of the vicinity of the crater.
- Description of the crater on The Moon-Wiki.
- Andersson, LE, and EA Whitaker, NASA Catalog of Lunar Nomenclature, NASA Reference Publication 1097, October 1982.