Scott (moon crater)

Scott
Scott ( Lunar Orbiter 4 )
position	82.54 °  S , 48.79 °  O coordinates: 82 ° 32 '24 "  S , 48 ° 47' 24"  O
diameter	102 km
depth	5570 m
Card sheet	144 (PDF)
Named after	Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)
Named since	1964
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

Scott is an impact crater on the front of the moon near the South Pole. Due to this location, the inside of the eroded crater is often bathed in shadow. It is south of Demonax crater and west of Amundsen .

List of Scott's minor craters

Letter	position	diameter	link
A.	Renamed to Nobile
E.	81.15 °  S , 35.52 °  O	28 km	[1]
M.	83.81 °  S , 34.87 °  O	19 km	[2]

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1964 after the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott .

Web links

• Scott in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Scott on The-Moon Wiki

Individual evidence

1. ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .