Billy (moon crater)
| Billy | ||
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| position | 13.83 ° S , 50.23 ° W | |
| diameter | 46 km | |
| depth | 1290 m | |
| Card sheet | 74 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Jacques de Billy (1602–1679) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Billy is an impact crater to the west of the front of the moon , on the western edge of Oceanus Procellarum , southeast of Hansteen crater and north of Mersenius . The rim of the crater is moderately eroded, the interior of the crater is flat.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 14.34 ° S , 46.33 ° W | 7 km | [1] |
| B. | 12.2 ° S , 47.66 ° W | 21 km | [2] |
| C. | 16.09 ° S , 49.14 ° W | 6 km | [3] |
| D. | 14.87 ° S , 48.39 ° W | 11 km | [4] |
| E. | 14.98 ° S , 49.8 ° W | 3 km | [5] |
| H | 15.67 ° S , 49.83 ° W | 3 km | [6] |
| K | 12.98 ° S , 48.84 ° W | 5 km | [7] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the French mathematician Jacques de Billy .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .