Haskin Crater ( lat. Haskin ) - a large impact crater in the North Pole on the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the American chemist and geochemist Larry Haskin (1934-2005) and approved by the International Astronomical Union on January 22, 2009.
| Haskin | |
|---|---|
| lat Haskin | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe (north, bottom left). | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 66.6 km |
| Deepest | 2400 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Larry Haskin (1934-2005) - American chemist and geochemist. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The nearest neighbors of the crater are the Heveti crater adjacent to the northeast; Sears Crater in the southeast; Schwarzschild crater in the south; Shi Shen Crater in the southwest and Nansen Crater in the west [1] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 66.6 km [2] , depth 2.4 km [3] .
Haskin Crater has a polygonal shape and is significantly destroyed. The shaft is smoothed, blocked by many small and small craters, reaches the maximum height in the western part at the location of the shaft of the satellite crater Plaskett V. The bottom of the bowl is relatively flat, dotted with many small craters.
Satellite Craters
Are absent.
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
- ↑ Haskin Crater on the LAC-1 map.
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ 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 .