Crater Walker ( lat. Walker ) - a large impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the American test pilot Joseph Walker (1921-1966) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.
| Walker | |
|---|---|
| lat Walker | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 32.9 km |
| Deepest | 2000 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Joseph Walker (1921-1966) - American test pilot. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of Walker Crater are the Snyadetsky Crater in the west-north-west; Mokhorovichich crater in the north-north-west; Wilsing Crater in the northeast; Plummer Crater in the east; Apollo Crater in the southeast and Rumford Crater in the west-southwest. To the northwest of the crater is Oblivion Lake [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 32.9 km [3] , depth 2 km [4]
Walker Crater is close to circular with a small protrusion in the eastern part and moderately destroyed. The rampart is somewhat flattened, but retained a fairly clear outline; in the northern and southern parts it is marked by several small craters. The inner slope of the shaft is smooth. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 940 m [4] , the volume of the crater is approximately 719 km³ [4] . The bottom of the bowl is relatively flat, in the western part of the bowl there is a noticeable small crater.
Satellite Craters
| Walker | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19.6 | |
| G | 20,2 | |
| N | 18.2 | |
| R | 17.6 | |
| W | 46.0 | |
| Z | 15.6 |
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
- ↑ Map of the far side of the moon.
- ↑ Crater Walker on the map LAC-105
- ↑ 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 .