Franck (moon crater)
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| Franck (top left) and surroundings ( LROC- WAC) | ||
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| position | 22.58 ° N , 35.56 ° E | |
| diameter | 12 km | |
| Card sheet | 43 (PDF) | |
| Named after | James Franck (1882–1964) | |
| Named since | 1973 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Franck is a small impact crater near the northern end of Sinus Amoris , a bay in the northern part of Mare Tranquillitatis . The crater is southeast of Brewster and south of Römer crater . The circular, bowl-shaped crater has a narrow rim and hardly any traces of erosion. The inner walls slope down towards the center and form a small crater floor in the center. On its north side it is accompanied by a pair of smaller craters and the three together form an impact group.
Marriage Franck in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) was given its own name, he became a Roman K , respectively.
Web links
- Franck in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Franck on The-Moon Wiki
- Franck crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
