Dionysius (moon crater)
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| Dionysius (middle left) and surroundings ( LROC- WAC) | ||
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| position | 2.76 ° N , 17.29 ° E | |
| diameter | 17 km | |
| depth | 1200 m | |
| Card sheet | 60 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Dionysius Areopagita | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Dionysius is an impact crater on the front of the moon west of Mare Tranquillitatis , northwest of the crater Sabine and Ritter and south of Ariadaeus not far from the landing site of the Apollo 11 mission. The crater is little eroded and has a radiation system of about 130 km.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 1.66 ° N , 17.63 ° E | 4 km | [1] |
| B. | 2.95 ° N , 15.79 ° E | 3 km | [2] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Christian saint Dionysius Areopagita .
The classification of Dionysius Areopagita as an observer of the sky is based on a passage in a letter from the pseudo-Dionysius Areopagita to Polycarp of Smyrna , in which reference is made to a solar eclipse that Dionysius claimed to have observed at the time of the crucifixion of Christ (the but it would be a miracle since solar eclipses can only occur at a new moon , but the Passover festival always takes place at a full moon ).
Web links
- Dionysius in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Dionysius 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 .
- ^ Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works. Translated by Colm Luibheid. Paulist Press, New York NY et al. 1987, ISBN 0-8091-2838-1 , p. 268.