Gilbert (moon crater)
| Gilbert | ||
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| position | 3.22 ° S , 76.12 ° O | |
| diameter | 100 km | |
| depth | 3700 m | |
| Card sheet | 81 (PDF) | |
| Named after |
Grove Karl Gilbert (1843-1918), William Gilbert (1544-1603) |
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| Named since | 1964 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Gilbert is an impact crater on the eastern edge of the lunar front side , east of Mare Smythii , north of La Pérouse crater and northwest of Kästner . The crater is heavily eroded, the crater rim is partially covered by smaller craters.
| Letter | position | diameter | link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J | 4.36 ° S , 72.65 ° O | 38 km | [1] | |
| D. | Renamed Geissler | |||
| K | 5.67 ° S , 73.15 ° E | 39 km | [2] | |
| M. | Renamed Van Vleck | |||
| N | Renamed to Weierstrass | |||
| P | 0.86 ° S , 75.48 ° E | 17 km | [3] | |
| S. | 1.8 ° S , 75.54 ° O | 17 km | [4] | |
| U | Renamed to Avery | |||
| V | 1.2 ° S , 79.74 ° O | 17 km | [5] | |
| W. | 1.02 ° S , 78.72 ° E | 22 km | [6] | |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1964 after the American geologist Grove Karl Gilbert and the English doctor William Gilbert .
Web links
- Gilbert in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Gilbert 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 .