Demonax (moon crater)
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| position | 78.17 ° S , 59.09 ° O | |
| diameter | 122 km | |
| depth | 5000 m | |
| Card sheet | 139 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Demonax | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Demonax is an impact crater in the extreme southeast of the lunar front , southwest of Hale crater and north of Scott . The rim of the crater is eroded, the interior largely level with a central mountain .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 79.41 ° S , 65.85 ° O | 20 km | [1] |
| B. | 81.47 ° S , 71.92 ° O | 23 km | [2] |
| C. | 80.28 ° S , 56.14 ° O | 10 km | [3] |
| E. | 78.15 ° S , 43.04 ° O | 34 km | [4] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Greek philosopher Demonax .
Web links
- Demonax in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Demonax 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 .