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 .