Galen (moon crater)
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| Galen Crater with Conon (top center, LROC- WAC) | ||
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| position | 21.94 ° N , 4.96 ° O | |
| diameter | 9 km | |
| Card sheet | 41 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Claudius Galen (129 / 131–199 / 201/216) | |
| Named since | 1973 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Galen is a small impact crater in the rugged area between the Mond-Apeninnen in the west and the Montes Haemus in the east. It is located south-southeast of the slightly larger Aratus crater . Further to the west is the Conon crater on the flanks of the Montes Apenninus .
The circular crater with its sharp edge and bowl-shaped interior shows no major traces of erosion. The small crater floor has a lower albedo than the crater walls.
Marriage Galen in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union got its own name (IAU), he was appointed as satellite crater Aratus called Aratus A out.
Web links
- Galen in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS * Krater Galen in the Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
