Godin (moon crater)
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Godin (bottom right) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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position | 1.8 ° N , 10.14 ° E | |
diameter | 34 km | |
depth | 3200 m | |
Card sheet | 60 (PDF) | |
Named after | Louis Godin (1704-1760) | |
Named since | 1935 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Godin is an impact crater on the front of the moon southeast of the Sinus Medii , south of the Agrippa crater . The shape of the crater is irregular and the interior is uneven.
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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A. | 2.64 ° N , 9.63 ° E | 9 km | [1] |
B. | 0.75 ° N , 9.76 ° E | 11 km | [2] |
C. | 1.52 ° N , 8.36 ° E | 4 km | [3] |
D. | 0.96 ° N , 8.21 ° E | 5 km | [4] |
E. | 1.66 ° N , 12.33 ° E | 4 km | [5] |
G | 1.92 ° N , 10.95 ° E | 6 km | [6] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the French astronomer Louis Godin .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .