Phillips Crater ( lat. Phillips ), not to be confused with the Phillips Crater on Mars , is a large ancient impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the visible side of the Moon . The name was given in honor of the English geologist John Phillips (1800-1874) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1935. Crater formation refers to the nectar period [1] .
| Phillips | |
|---|---|
| lat Phillips | |
 Shot of the Lunar Orbiter - IV probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 104.2 km |
| Deepest | 2900 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | John Phillips (1800–1874) is an English geologist. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Crater Description
Phillips Crater is adjacent to the western side of the shaft of the Humboldt Crater. The other immediate neighbors of the crater are the Balmer Crater in the west-north-west; Hekatey crater in the northeast and Legendre crater in the southwest [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 104.2 km [3] , depth 2.9 km [1] .
Phillips Crater has a polygonal shape and is almost completely destroyed. The shaft is flattened and difficult to distinguish against the background of the surrounding area, the eastern part of the shaft and the bowl are covered by rocks ejected during the formation of the Humboldt crater, the southern part of the shaft is equal to the surrounding area. The bottom of the bowl is crossed with the exception of several relatively even areas. In the center of the bowl is a low elongated ridge.
Satellite Craters
| Phillips | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14.8 | |
| B | 41.1 | |
| C | 7.5 | |
| D | 61.9 | |
| E | 10,4 | |
| F | 11.9 | |
| G | 8.5 | |
| H | 7.6 | |
| W | 61.7 |
- The formation of the satellite crater Phillips B belongs to the nectar period [1] .
- The formation of satellite craters Phillips D, Phillips W belongs to the preectarian period [1] .
Gallery
Phillips Crater (center) and Humboldt (bottom right). 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
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 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 .
- ↑ Phillips Crater on the LAC-99 map.
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union