Argelander (moon crater)
| Argelander | ||
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| position | 16.55 ° S , 5.77 ° E | |
| diameter | 34 km | |
| depth | 2980 m | |
| Card sheet | 95 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (1799–1875) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Argelander is an impact crater on the front of the moon , east of Mare Nubium , north of Airy crater and south of Vogel . The crater is very badly eroded, especially in the south and west.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 16.54 ° S , 6.71 ° E | 9 km | [1] |
| B. | 15.61 ° S , 5.06 ° E | 6 km | [2] |
| C. | 16.29 ° S , 5.66 ° E | 4 km | [3] |
| D. | 17.65 ° S , 4.39 ° E | 11 km | [4] |
| W. | 16.77 ° S , 4.11 ° E | 16 km | [5] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander .
Web links
- Argelander in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Argelander on The-Moon Wiki
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .