Al-Biruni (moon crater)
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| position | 18.07 ° N , 92.62 ° W | |
| diameter | 80 km | |
| depth | Unknown m | |
| Named after | Al-Biruni | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Al-Biruni is an impact crater on the back of the Earth's moon with a mean diameter of around 80 kilometers.
description
Due to the libration of the moon, it is occasionally visible from the earth - but only from the side. Al-Biruni is located south of Joliot Crater and northeast of Goddard . The edge of Al-Biruni forms a non-even circle, with a bulge on the northeastern edge and a crater inner wall to the west. The inner floor is relatively flat, with a few small craters. The largest is Al-Biruni C , which is near the northeast wall.
Namesake
The moon crater is named after the Persian scholar al-Biruni (973-1048). It was named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1970.
Web links
Commons : Al-Biruni (moon crater) - Collection of images
- Al-Biruni on The-Moon Wiki
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge 2000
- ↑ Al-Biruni (moon crater) in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS