Delmotte (moon crater)
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| Delmotte (middle right) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 27.12 ° N , 60.16 ° E | |
| diameter | 31 km | |
| depth | 4360 m | |
| Card sheet | 44 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Gabriel Delmotte (1876–1950) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Delmotte is an impact crater on the northeastern front of the moon , north of the Mare Crisium and east of the great crater Cleomedes . The crater rim is irregular and relatively little eroded, the interior uneven.
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the French astronomer Gabriel Delmotte .
Web links
- Delmotte in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Delmotte 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 .