Ariadaeus (moon crater)
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| Ariadaeus (top left) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 4.53 ° N , 17.26 ° E | |
| diameter | 10 km | |
| depth | 1830 m | |
| Card sheet | 60 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Philip III Arrhidaios | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Ariadaeus is an impact crater on the front of the moon at the western edge of Mare Tranquillitatis , north of Dionysius and at the eastern end of the lunar groove Rima Ariadaeus . The crater is bowl-shaped and hardly eroded.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 4.63 ° N , 17.49 ° E | 8 kilometers | [1] |
| B. | 4.88 ° N , 15.05 ° E | 8 kilometers | [2] |
| D. | 4.86 ° N , 17.01 ° O | 4 km | [3] |
| E. | 5.3 ° N , 17.64 ° O | 22 km | [4] |
| F. | 4.32 ° N , 18 ° E | 3 km | [5] |
The crater was created in 1935 by the IAU after the Macedonian King Philip III. Arrhidaios officially named.
Web links
- Ariadaeus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Ariadaeus 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 .