Fabricius (moon crater)
| Fabricius | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| Fabricius (top center) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
|
||
| position | 42.79 ° S , 41.82 ° O | |
| diameter | 79 km | |
| depth | 2500 m | |
| Card sheet | 114 (PDF) | |
| Type | TYC | |
| Named after | David Fabricius (1564-1617) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Fabricius is an impact crater to the south of the moon's front . It lies north of the large Janssen crater , the wall of which it partially covers, and south-west of Metius . The large lunar valley Vallis Rheita runs in the northeast . The crater is only slightly eroded, has pronounced terracing of the inner wall and a central massif .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 44.66 ° S , 44.4 ° E | 55 km | [1] |
| B. | 43.58 ° S , 44.84 ° O | 17 km | [2] |
| J | 45.83 ° S , 45.03 ° O | 16 km | [3] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the East Frisian astronomer David Fabricius .
Web links
- Fabricius in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Fabricius on The-Moon Wiki
- Spektrum .de: amateur recording [4]
Individual evidence
- ↑ Georges Viscardy: Atlas-guide photographique de la lune: ouvrage de référence à haute résolution. Masson, Paris 1985, ISBN 2-225-81090-7