Gill (moon crater)
| Gill | ||
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| position | 63.79 ° S , 75.92 ° O | |
| diameter | 64 km | |
| depth | 3930 m | |
| Card sheet | 129 (PDF) | |
| Named after | David Gill (1843-1914) | |
| Named since | 1964 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Gill is an impact crater to the south of the lunar front , southeast of the Pontécoulant crater and northeast of Helmholtz . The rim of the crater is eroded and the interior is largely flat.
On June 10, 2009 at 20:25 CEST, the Japanese space probe Kaguya hit the lunar surface at a point southeast of Gill at 80.4 ° E, 65.5 ° S at about 6000 km / h. The impact and the dust it caused could be observed with earth-based telescopes.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 63.44 ° S , 73.18 ° O | 13 km | [2] |
| B. | 61.83 ° S , 70.36 ° O | 30 km | [3] |
| C. | 62.48 ° S , 67.69 ° O | 33 km | [4] |
| D. | 63.51 ° S , 79.85 ° O | 16 km | [5] |
| E. | 63.36 ° S , 70.32 ° O | 14 km | [6] |
| F. | 63.99 ° S , 65.52 ° O | 25 km | [7] |
| G | 63.67 ° S , 68.53 ° O | 36 km | [8th] |
| H | 64.11 ° S , 70.79 ° O | 9 km | [9] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1964 after the British astronomer David Gill .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .
- ↑ JAXA: [1] , May 26, 2009 (English)
- ↑ Kaguya's end as a foretaste of LCROSS