Curtis (moon crater)
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| position | 14.55 ° N , 56.77 ° E | |
| diameter | 3 km | |
| depth | 3750 m | |
| Card sheet | 62 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Heber Doust Curtis (1872-1942) | |
| Named since | 1973 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Curtis is a very small, cup-shaped impact crater in western Mare Crisium , east of Picard crater . It has no special distinguishing features.
Curtis was known as Picard Z in the past , before being given its own name by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1973 .
Individual evidence
- ^ John Edward Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 , p. 273
Web links
Commons : Curtis - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Curtis in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Photo number IV-054-H2 in the Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon