Biela (moon crater)

Biela
position	54.99 °  S , 51.65 °  E Coordinates: 54 ° 59 ′ 24 ″  S , 51 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  E
diameter	77 km
depth	5550 m
Card sheet	128 (PDF)
Named after	Wilhelm von Biela (1782-1856)
Named since	1935
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

Biela is an impact crater in the south of the front of the moon , southeast of Janssen and east of Rosenberger . The irregularly shaped crater rim is eroded with terracing , the interior is largely level with a central mountain .

List of Biela secondary craters

Letter	position	diameter	link
A.	52.98 °  S , 53.4 °  E	26 km	[1]
B.	56.75 °  S , 50.01 °  E	45 km	[2]
C.	54.29 °  S , 53.5 °  E	27 km	[3]
D.	55.92 °  S , 56.36 °  E	16 km	[4]
E.	56.6 °  S , 56.51 °  E	9 km	[5]
F.	56.54 °  S , 54.84 °  O	9 km	[6]
G	56.39 °  S , 54.05 °  E	10 km	[7]
H	58.03 °  S , 54.39 °  O	8 kilometers	[8th]
J	57.1 °  S , 52.87 °  E	13 km	[9]
T	53.94 °  S , 49.91 °  O	7 km	[10]
U	53.71 °  S , 49.25 °  E	16 km	[11]
V	53.74 °  S , 48.42 °  E	7 km	[12]
W.	55.36 °  S , 49.87 °  E	18 km	[13]
Y	54.97 °  S , 57.93 °  O	15 km	[14]
Z	53.87 °  S , 57.04 °  O	47 km	[15]

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Austrian astronomer Wilhelm von Biela .

Web links

• Biela in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Biela on The-Moon Wiki

Individual evidence

1. ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .