Encoder (moon crater)
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| position | 19.48 ° S , 13.83 ° O | |
| diameter | 45 km | |
| depth | 3510 m | |
| Card sheet | 96 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Jabir ibn Aflah | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Geber is an impact crater on the front of the moon west of Mare Nectaris , northwest of the Sacrobosco crater and southwest of Almanon . The crater is moderately eroded, the crater floor flat.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 21.9 ° S , 14.67 ° E | 13 km | [1] |
| B. | 19.06 ° S , 12.86 ° E | 19 km | [2] |
| C. | 22.2 ° S , 14.84 ° E | 10 km | [3] |
| D. | 19.29 ° S , 11.8 ° E | 5 km | [4] |
| E. | 20.56 ° S , 12.93 ° E | 6 km | [5] |
| F. | 19.98 ° S , 13.13 ° E | 5 km | [6] |
| H | 18.02 ° S , 12.44 ° E | 3 km | [7] |
| J | 20.09 ° S , 15.82 ° O | 4 km | [8th] |
| K | 17.66 ° S , 10.49 ° E | 5 km | [9] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Andalusian mathematician and astronomer Jabir ibn Aflah (Latinized Geber ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .