Crater Swan ( lat. Swann ) - a large impact crater in the northern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the Anglo-American physicist William Francis Swann (1884-1962) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.
| Swan | |
|---|---|
| lat Swann | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. Crater Swan to the left and above the center of the picture. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 42.2 km |
| Deepest | 2200 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | William Francis Swann (1884-1962) is an Anglo-American physicist. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of the crater are Compton Crater in the northwest; Bekesi crater in the east; Milliken crater in the east-southeast and Petri crater in the south-south-west [1] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 42.2 km [2] , depth 2.2 km [3] .
Crater Swan is covered by rocks ejected during the formation of the Compton Crater and is difficult to distinguish from the surrounding area. In the north-northeast, there are two noticeable satellite craters - Svan A and Svan C.
Satellite Craters
| Swan [2] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14.5 | |
| C | 20.7 |
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
- ↑ Swan Crater on the LAC-16 map
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ 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 .