Aratus (moon crater)
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| Aratus crater captured by Apollo 15 ( NASA photo) | ||
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| position | 23.56 ° N , 4.5 ° E | |
| diameter | 10 km | |
| depth | 1880 m | |
| Card sheet | 41 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Aratus (310–245 BC) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Aratus is a small, round, cup-shaped impact crater with a relatively high albedo on the plateau south and east of the rugged Montes Apenninus . The Mare Serenitatis extends to the east and the Conon crater to the southwest .
North-northeast of Aratus , in the valley between the Mons Hadley Delta and the Mons Hadley , is the landing site of Apollo 15 .
| Letter | position | diameter | link | |
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| A. | Renamed to Galen | |||
| B. | 24.16 ° N , 5.42 ° E | 7 km | [1] | |
| C. | 24.07 ° N , 9.45 ° E | 4 km | [2] | |
| CA | 24.52 ° N , 11.17 ° E | 7 km | [3] | |
| D. | 24.36 ° N , 8.6 ° E | 4 km | [4] | |
Aratus CA represents an unusual structure , whereby it is not a secondary crater, but a depression in the level of the Mare Serenitatis that is far removed from the main crater and not connected to it.
Individual evidence
- ^ John Edward Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 , p. 269
Web links
- Aratus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Aratus crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
