Chevallier (moon crater)
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| position | 45.01 ° N , 51.55 ° E | |
| diameter | 52 km | |
| depth | 360 m | |
| Card sheet | 27 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Temple Chevallier (1794–1873) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Chevallier is an impact crater on the northeastern front of the moon . It is north of Shuckburgh Crater , east of Atlas and southwest of Lacus Temporis . Apart from the large side crater Chevallier B , its interior is largely flat. The crater wall is very badly eroded.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| B. | 45.15 ° N , 51.91 ° O | 12 km | [1] |
| F. | 46.19 ° N , 56.58 ° O | 9 km | [2] |
| K | 43.49 ° N , 50.82 ° O | 6 km | [3] |
| M. | 46.03 ° N , 51.16 ° E | 16 km | [4] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the British astronomer and cleric Temple Chevallier .
Web links
- Chevallier in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Chevallier 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 .