Cook (moon crater)
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| Cook (bottom center) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 17.57 ° S , 48.79 ° O | |
| diameter | 45 km | |
| depth | 1120 m | |
| Card sheet | 97 (PDF) | |
| Named after | James Cook (1728–1779) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Cook is an impact crater on the front of the moon on the southwestern edge of Mare Fecunditatis , southeast of Colombo crater and northeast of Monge . The rim of the crater has been eroded and the interior has been filled with the lavas of the Mare .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 17.79 ° S , 49.18 ° E | 6 km | [1] |
| B. | 17.33 ° S , 51.6 ° E | 9 km | [2] |
| C. | 18.22 ° S , 51.25 ° E | 5 km | [3] |
| D. | 20.21 ° S , 53.35 ° O | 5 km | [4] |
| E. | 18.45 ° S , 55.07 ° O | 5 km | [5] |
| F. | 17.63 ° S , 55.34 ° O | 7 km | [6] |
| G | 18.97 ° S , 48.66 ° E | 10 km | [7] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the English explorer James Cook .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .