Crater Fowler ( lat. Fowler ) - a large ancient impact crater in the northern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the English astronomer and physicist Alfred Fowler (1868–1940) and the English theoretical physicist, astrophysics and mathematician Ralph Howard Fowler (1889–1944); approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater belongs to the pre-sectarian period [1] .
| Fowler | |
|---|---|
| lat Fowler | |
 Snapshot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 139.5 km |
| Deepest | 3000 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Alfred Fowler (1868–1940) - English astronomer and physicist; Ralph Howard Fowler (1889–1944) is an English theoretical physicist, astrophysicist and mathematician. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The eastern part of the crater Fowler is blocked by the crater Zapel . His other closest neighbors are Kulik Crater in the west; Crater of Stoletov in the west-northwest; the craters Eno-Peltri and Schlesinger in the north-northeast; the craters of Quetelet and Thil in the east; as well as the craters of Gadomsky and Klyut in the south [3] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 139.5 km [4] , depth 3 km [1]
Crater Fowler has a close to circular shape and is significantly destroyed. The shaft is flattened, covered with a multitude of craters of various sizes, the northeastern part of the shaft is blocked by a satellite crater Fowler C surrounded by an area of discarded rocks with a high albedo . The height of the shaft above the surrounding terrain reaches 1720 m [1] , the volume of the crater is approximately 24000 km ³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is crossed, with the exception of a small flat area in the northern part, marked by many craters of various sizes. The eastern part of the bowl is covered with rocks discarded during the formation of the Zeipe crater.
Satellite craters
| Fowler | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 54.5 | |
| C | 35.1 | |
| N | 37,8 | |
| R | 17.4 | |
| W | 36.6 |
- The formation of the satellite crater Fowler C refers to the early Imbrian period [1] .
- The formation of the satellite crater Fowler N refers to the Nectarian period [1] .
See also
- List of craters on the moon
- Moon crater
- Morphological catalog of craters of the moon
- Planetary Nomenclature
- Selenography
- Mineralogy of the Moon
- Geology of the Moon
- Late heavy bombardment
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
- ↑ Crater Fowler on the map LAC-34.
- ↑ Directory of the International Astronomical Union