Sanford Crater ( Latin: Sanford ) - a large ancient impact crater in the northern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the American astronomer Roscoe Frank Sanford (1883-1958) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater dates back to the nectar period [1] .
| Sanford | |
|---|---|
| lat Sanford | |
 A snapshot of the Clementine probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 55.1 km |
| Deepest | 2400 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Roscoe Frank Sanford (1883-1958) is an American astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of the crater are Klyut Crater in the north-north-west; Teiseren de Bor crater in the east; Bronk Crater in the southeast and Joule Crater in the southwest [3] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 55.1 km [4] , depth 2.4 km [1] .
Sanford Crater has a circular shape and is significantly destroyed over a long time. The shaft is flattened, the eastern part of the shaft is marked by a pair of small craters, the satellite craters Sanford W and Sanford Y adjoin the northwestern part of the shaft. The inner slope is smooth, and the small crater is marked in the southeastern part. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 1170 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 2500 km³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is flat, at the foot of the western part of the inner slope are the remains of a small crater.
Satellite Craters
| Sanford [4] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| C | 18.5 | |
| T | 42.5 | |
| W | 38,2 | |
| Y | 21,2 |
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 .
- ↑ Map of the far side of the moon.
- ↑ Sanford Crater on LAC-34.
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union