Fourier (moon crater)
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| position | 30.33 ° S , 53.1 ° W | |
| diameter | 52 km | |
| depth | 2980 m | |
| Card sheet | 92 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Fourier is an impact crater on the western edge of the lunar front , west of Mare Humorum , south of Cavendish crater, and southeast of Vieta . The crater is heavily eroded, the crater floor is relatively flat.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 30.2 ° S , 49.67 ° W | 32 km | [1] |
| B. | 30.55 ° S , 52.21 ° W | 11 km | [2] |
| C. | 28.58 ° S , 52.04 ° W | 14 km | [3] |
| D. | 31.55 ° S , 50.55 ° W | 21 km | [4] |
| E. | 28.72 ° S , 50.22 ° W | 14 km | [5] |
| F. | 28.82 ° S , 52.79 ° W | 14 km | [6] |
| G | 29.39 ° S , 51.85 ° W | 11 km | [7] |
| K | 30.06 ° S , 54.33 ° W | 13 km | [8th] |
| L. | 30.18 ° S , 52.73 ° W | 5 km | [9] |
| M. | 30.35 ° S , 53.19 ° W | 4 km | [10] |
| N | 33.48 ° S , 56.55 ° W | 10 km | [11] |
| P | 31.16 ° S , 55.04 ° W | 10 km | [12] |
| R. | 34.25 ° S , 51.39 ° W | 8 kilometers | [13] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the French mathematician Joseph Fourier .
Web links
- Fourier in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Fourier 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 .