Sampson Crater ( lat. Sampson ) - a small impact crater in the central part of the Sea of Rains on the visible side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the Irish-British astronomer Ralph Allen Sampson (1866-1939) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.
| Sampson | |
|---|---|
| lat Sampson | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 1.8 km |
| Deepest | 130 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Ralph Allen Sampson (1866-1939) - Irish-British astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of Sampson Crater are McDonald Crater in the west-north-west; Landsteiner Crater in the northeast and Timoharis Crater in the southeast. Grebau ridge is located east of the crater; in the south-south-west - Higazi ridge [1] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 1.8 km [2] , depth 130 m [3] .
Sampson Crater has a circular bowl shape and is practically not destroyed. Shaft with a clearly defined sharp edge, smooth inner slope with high albedo and dark radial stripes. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 40 m [3] , the volume of the crater is approximately 0.04 km³ [3] . According to morphological characteristics, the crater belongs to the ALC type (according to the name of a typical representative of this class - Al-Battani Crater C ).
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
Notes
- ↑ Sampson Crater on the LAC-40 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.
- Sampson Crater on the LAC-40 map.
- Selenological map of the vicinity of the crater.
- 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.