Stokes Crater ( Latin Stokes ), not to be confused with the Stokes Crater on Mars , is a large impact crater in the northern hemisphere of the visible side of the Moon . The name was given in honor of the English mathematician, mechanic and theoretical physicist of Irish descent George Stokes (1819-1903) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1964.
| Stokes | |
|---|---|
| lat Stokes | |
 A fragment of the map LAC-21. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 53.9 km |
| Deepest | 1830 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | George Stokes (1819–1903) is an English mathematician, mechanic, and theoretical physicist of Irish descent. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of the Stokes crater are Reno Crater adjacent to the northern part of its rampart; Volta crater adjacent to the northeastern part of the shaft and Langley crater adjacent to the southeastern part of the shaft [1] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 53.9 km [2] , depth 1830 m [3] .
The Stokes crater is close to circular in shape, somewhat altered by the influence of neighboring craters (see above) and is significantly destroyed. The northern and northeastern parts of the rampart are slightly straightened, the eastern, southern and northwestern parts of the rampart are overlain by several small craters. The southern part of the bowl is crossed, covered with rocks ejected during the formation of neighboring craters. The northern part of the bowl is flat, at the foot of the northern part of the inner slope there is a small bowl-shaped crater.
Satellite Craters
Are absent.
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