Anaximander (moon crater)
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| Anaximander with secondary craters B and D, above Carpenter , below left the crater rim of Pythagoras ( Clementine ) | ||
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| position | 66.97 ° N , 51.44 ° W | |
| diameter | 69 km | |
| depth | 1710 m | |
| Card sheet | 2 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Anaximander (approx. 611-547 BC) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Anaximander is an impact crater on the Moon on the northwestern edge of the Moon's front . It is south of Carpenter and northeast of Pythagoras . The crater wall is heavily eroded, especially the northwest and southeast parts are almost completely leveled.
The crater was named by the IAU in 1935 after the pre-Socratic philosopher Anaximander .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 68.02 ° N , 50.4 ° W | 15 km | [1] |
| B. | 68.08 ° N , 61.21 ° W | 79 km | [2] |
| D. | 65.78 ° N , 50.68 ° W | 97 km | [3] |
| H | 65.28 ° N , 41.07 ° W | 9 km | [4] |
| R. | 66.29 ° N , 55.18 ° W | 8 kilometers | [5] |
| S. | 68.34 ° N , 53.6 ° W | 7 km | [6] |
| T | 67.3 ° N , 52.27 ° W | 7 km | [7] |
| U | 64.12 ° N , 48.51 ° W | 8 kilometers | [8th] |
Web links
- Anaximander in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Anaximander on The-moon Wiki