Hainzel Crater ( lat. Hainzel ) - a large ancient impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the visible side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the German astronomer Paul Heinzel (1527-1581) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1935. The formation of the crater belongs to the nectar period [1] .
| Heinzel | |
|---|---|
| lat Hainzel | |
 Shot of the Lunar Orbiter - IV probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 70.6 km |
| Deepest | 4430 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Paul Heinzel (1527-1581) - German astronomer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Crater Description
The closest neighbors of the Heinzel crater are the Mi crater adjacent to its southern part and the Epimenides crater in the east. To the northwest of the crater is the Lake of Excellence ; in the northeast is the Lake of Awe [2] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 70.6 km [3] , depth 4430 m [4] .
The Heinzel Crater has a polygonal shape and is almost completely destroyed, most of it on the north side is blocked by the Heinzel A and Heinzel C satellite craters, so only the southern part of the bowl and the shaft has been preserved from the crater. The surviving part of the bowl is crossed, a short chain of craters departs from the southern part of the shaft in a southeastern direction.
Satellite Craters
| Heinzel | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 55.5 | |
| B | 15,2 | |
| C | 37.8 | |
| G | 6.3 | |
| H | 11.0 | |
| J | 13.3 | |
| K | 13,2 | |
| L | 15,2 | |
| N | 24.0 | |
| O | 12.1 | |
| R | 17.5 | |
| S | 7.9 | |
| T | 12.1 | |
| V | 20.6 | |
| W | 33.5 | |
| X | 5.5 | |
| Y | 29.7 | |
| Z | 5.3 |
- The formation of the Heinzel A satellite crater belongs to the Eratosthenes period [1] .
- The formation of the Heinzel C satellite crater belongs to the nectar period [1] .
- The Heinzel satellite craters B, J, K and R are included in the list of craters with dark radial stripes on the inner slope of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) [5] .
- The Heinzel H satellite crater is a concentric crater.
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 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 .
- ↑ Heinzel Crater on the map of LAC-111.
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ John E. Westfall's Atlas of the Lunar Terminator, Cambridge Univ. Press (2000)
- ↑ List of Craters with Dark Radial Stripes of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) Archived December 3, 2013.