Waterman Crater ( lat. Waterman ) - a large impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the American physicist Alan Waterman (1892-1967) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater dates back to the nectar period [1] .
| Waterman | |
|---|---|
| lat Waterman | |
 Shot of the Lunar Orbiter - III probe. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 74.9 km |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Alan Waterman (1892-1967) - American physicist. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
- 1 Crater Description
- 2 Satellite Craters
- 3 Gallery
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Crater Description
The nearest neighbors of Waterman Crater are Neuymin Crater adjacent to its western-south-western part; Tsiolkovsky crater in the north; Stark Crater in the east; Subbotin crater in the southeast and Lampland crater in the south-southeast [3] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 74.9 km [4] .
Watermen Crater is close to circular in shape and is covered by rocks ejected during the formation of the Tsiolkovsky Crater. The shaft is flattened, a wide ridge leaves from the northern part of the shaft in the direction of the Tsiolkovsky crater. The bottom of the bowl has two areas of low albedo , which is usually a sign of flooding with basaltic lava . In the center of the bowl are several low, rounded peaks.
Satellite Craters
Are absent.
Gallery
Neuymin Craters (left) and Waterman. A picture from the side of Apollo 15 .
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Waterman Crater on LAC-101
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
Links
- Digital photographic atlas of the moon.
- Pictures of the crater from the side of Apollo 15, Apollo 17.
- 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.