Alhazen (moon crater)
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| Alhazen, captured by Apollo 17 | ||
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| position | 15.83 ° N , 71.72 ° E | |
| diameter | 36 km | |
| depth | 2170 m | |
| Card sheet | 63 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Alhazen (965-1039 / 1040) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Alhazen is an impact crater near the eastern edge on the front of the Earth's moon . It is connected to the Hansen crater in the south-southeast by a low ridge . The Mare Crisium extends to the west .
Alhazen is almost circular, but appears strongly oval from Earth due to optical distortion. The inner crater walls and the floor are furrowed and irregular.
The lunar crater was named in honor of Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haitham named
Surroundings of Alhazen ( LROC -WAC)
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 16.12 ° N , 74.22 ° O | 17 km | [1] |
| D. | 19.65 ° N , 75.12 ° O | 35 km | [2] |
Individual evidence
- ^ John Edward Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 , p. 269
Web links
- Alhazen in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Alhazen on The-Moon Wiki
- Alhazen crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
