Dembowski (moon crater)
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position | 2.87 ° N , 7.25 ° E | |
diameter | 26 km | |
depth | 280 m | |
Card sheet | 59 (PDF) | |
Named after | Ercole Dembowski (1812-1881) | |
Named since | 1935 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Dembowski is an impact crater on the lunar front east of Sinus Medii , southeast of Triesnecker crater and northeast of Godin . The rim of the crater is heavily eroded, the northeastern part and the interior is covered by a lava flow .
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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A. | 3 ° N , 6.44 ° E | 5 km | [1] |
B. | 2.5 ° N , 6.21 ° E | 7 km | [2] |
C. | 2.03 ° N , 7.33 ° O | 15 km | [3] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Italian astronomer Ercole Dembowski .
Web links
- Dembowski in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Dembowski 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 .