Democritus (moon crater)
| Democritus | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| Location of Democritus | ||
|
||
| position | 62.28 ° N , 34.93 ° O | |
| diameter | 38 km | |
| depth | 4300 m | |
| Card sheet | 13 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Democritus (460 / 459–371 BC) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Democritus is an impact crater on the northern edge of the moon's front . It lies east of the Kane crater and north of Gärtner on the northern edge of the Mare Frigoris .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 61.58 ° N , 32.43 ° O | 10 km | [1] |
| B. | 60.05 ° N , 28.62 ° E | 12 km | [2] |
| D. | 62.93 ° N , 31.19 ° O | 7 km | [3] |
| K | 63.12 ° N , 40.76 ° O | 7 km | [4] |
| L. | 63.37 ° N , 39.48 ° O | 17 km | [5] |
| M. | 63.58 ° N , 37.07 ° O | 6 km | [6] |
| N | 63.72 ° N , 34.39 ° O | 15 km | [7] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Greek philosopher Democritus von Abdera.
Web links
- Democritus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Democritus 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 .