Rost Crater ( lat. Rost ) - a large ancient impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the visible side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the German astronomer Johann Leonhard Rost (1688-1727) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1935. The formation of the crater belongs to the nectar period [1] .
| Growth | |
|---|---|
| lat Rost | |
 Shot of the Lunar Orbiter - IV probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 46.9 km |
| Deepest | 2460 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Johann Leonhard Rost (1688-1727) - German astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of the Rost crater are the Schiller Crater in the northwest; Bayer Crater in the north; Scheiner Crater in the southeast and Weigel Crater in the southwest [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 46.9 km [3] , depth 2460 m [4] .
The crater is circular in shape and moderately destroyed. The rampart is flattened and marked by many small craters, especially in the southwestern and northern parts. The inner slope of the shaft is somewhat uneven in width, with faint traces of a terrace-like structure. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 1110 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 1800 km³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is flat, marked by small craters, without noticeable structures.
Satellite Craters
| Growth | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 44.7 | |
| B | 20.3 | |
| D | 30.6 | |
| M | 26.8 | |
| N | 6.0 |
- The formation of a satellite crater Growth A refers 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 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 Growth on the map LAC-125
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ John E. Westfall's Atlas of the Lunar Terminator, Cambridge Univ. Press (2000)