Cabeus (moon crater)
| Cabeus | ||
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| position | 85.28 ° S , 41.81 ° W | |
| diameter | 101 km | |
| Card sheet | 144 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Niccolò Cabeo | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Cabeus is an impact crater near the south pole of the Earth's moon . In this position, the crater is visible from the earth almost from the side. Due to the lack of sunlight, it is almost always in deep shadow, so that you can hardly see any details, even from orbit. It is west of Malapert Crater and south-southwest of Newton .
Cabeus was the impact target of the LCROSS on October 9, 2009 . A deposit of frozen water was discovered.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 82.04 ° S , 40.34 ° W | 41 km | [1] |
| B. | 82.23 ° S , 54.69 ° W | 60 km | [2] |
Web links
- Cabeus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Cabeus crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
Individual evidence
- ↑ LCROSS Results Released ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , NASA press release October 21, 2010
