Fernelius (moon crater)
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| position | 38.27 ° S , 4.82 ° E | |
| diameter | 68 km | |
| depth | 3280 m | |
| Card sheet | 112 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Jean François Fernel (1497–1558) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Fernelius is an impact crater in the south of the front of the moon , southeast of Mare Nubium , northwest of Stöfler crater , the edge of which it touches, and southwest of Kaiser . The rim of the crater is eroded and is overlaid by the side crater Fernelius A in the west , the interior is largely flat.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 38.4 ° S , 3.41 ° E | 30 km | [1] |
| B. | 37.49 ° S , 4.05 ° O | 9 km | [2] |
| C. | 38.94 ° S , 4.32 ° E | 7 km | [3] |
| D. | 38.29 ° S , 6.07 ° E | 8 kilometers | [4] |
| E. | 38.43 ° S , 6.49 ° E | 6 km | [5] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the French doctor and astronomer Jean François Fernel .
Web links
- Fernelius in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Fernelius 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 .