Glazenap (moon crater)
| Glazenap | ||
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| position | 2.32 ° S , 137.71 ° O | |
| diameter | 39 km | |
| Card sheet | 84 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Sergei Pawlowitsch Glasenapp (1848–1937) | |
| Named since | 1970 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Glazenap is a lunar crater on the back of the moon. It is located south-southwest of the Mendeleev crater and northwest of the Pannekoekkrater . It is almost circular and hardly eroded. A small crater is on the northwestern rim.
- Designation ( International Astronomical Union ) in the year: 1970
- Namesake: Sergei Pawlowitsch Glasenapp (Soviet astronomer 1848–1937).
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. | 2.12 ° S , 139.16 ° O | 12 km | [1] |
| F. | 2.11 ° S , 139.8 ° O | 10 km | [2] |
| P | 5.11 ° S , 136.36 ° O | 61 km | [3] |
| S. | 2.58 ° S , 134.5 ° E | 30 km | [4] |
| V | 1.24 ° S , 136.15 ° O | 21 km | [5] |
Web links
- Glazenap in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Glazenap crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
