Elmer (moon crater)
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| Elmer, captured by Apollo 12 | ||
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| position | 10.24 ° S , 84.17 ° O | |
| diameter | 17 km | |
| depth | 3130 m | |
| Card sheet | 81 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Charles Wesley Elmer (1872-1954) | |
| Named since | 1976 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Elmer is an impact crater on the eastern edge of the moon's front . Because of this location, the area is only visible in a strongly distorted manner, if at all. The crater is south of Mare Smythii , southeast of Kästner crater and northeast of Ansgarius . It is bowl-shaped and moderately eroded.
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1976 after the American astronomer Charles Wesley Elmer .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge u. a. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .