Cepheus (moon crater)
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| position | 40.66 ° N , 45.78 ° E | |
| diameter | 39 km | |
| depth | 4590 m | |
| Card sheet | 27 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Cepheus | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Cepheus is an impact crater on the northeastern front of the moon . It is south of Atlas , southwest of Oersted and northwest of Franklin . Its wall is terraced and moderately eroded, in the northeast it is overlaid by the secondary crater Cepheus A. The interior has a central mountain.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 41.01 ° N , 46.48 ° O | 12 km | [1] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the mythical King Cepheus .
Web links
- Cepheus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Cepheus 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 .