Anaxagoras (moon crater)
| Anaxagoras | ||
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| Anaxagoras and Goldschmidt with side craters (north above; LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 73.46 ° N , 10.06 ° W | |
| diameter | 51 km | |
| depth | 3060 m | |
| Card sheet | 3 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Anaxagoras (499-428 BC) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Anaxagoras is an impact crater on the moon far north on the lunar front . It overlies the older Goldschmidt crater in the east. Further to the southeast is Barrow Crater . The crater is relatively young, has a ray system and the crater rim is hardly eroded. Inside there is a central mountain .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 72.25 ° N , 7.03 ° W | 18 km | [1] |
| B. | 70.34 ° N , 11.4 ° W | 5 km | [2] |
The crater was named by the IAU in 1935 after the Greek philosopher and astronomer Anaxagoras .
Web links
- Anaxagoras in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Anaxagoras on The-moon Wiki
