Brisbane (moon crater)
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| Brisbane ( Lunar Orbiter 4 ) | ||
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| position | 49.2 ° S , 68.71 ° O | |
| diameter | 44 km | |
| depth | 2900 m | |
| Card sheet | 128 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Thomas Brisbane (1773-1860) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Brisbane is an impact crater to the south of the lunar front , southwest of Mare Australe , south of Peirescius crater, and west of Lyot . The rim of the crater is moderately eroded, the interior largely level with a small central mountain .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| E. | 50.27 ° S , 71.41 ° O | 55 km | [1] |
| H | 50.34 ° S , 65.09 ° O | 44 km | [2] |
| X | 50.6 ° S , 67.95 ° O | 20 km | [3] |
| Y | 51.49 ° S , 70.13 ° O | 17 km | [4] |
| Z | 52.85 ° S , 72.72 ° O | 65 km | [5] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the British astronomer Thomas Brisbane .
Web links
- Brisbane in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Brisbane 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 .