Harpalus (moon crater)
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| Harpalus with side craters ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 52.71 ° N , 43.49 ° W | |
| diameter | 40 km | |
| depth | 3600 m | |
| Card sheet | 11 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Harpalus († 5th century BC) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Harpalus is an impact crater in the northwest of the front of the moon , northeast of the Sinus Roris in the plain of the Mare Frigoris . The crater has pronounced terracing and an extensive ejecta cover in the area. The central mountain consists of three peaks. To the east of Harpalus is the small Bouguer crater .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| B. | 56.24 ° N , 43.78 ° W | 8 kilometers | [1] |
| C. | 55.59 ° N , 45.25 ° W | 10 km | [2] |
| E. | 52.76 ° N , 50.98 ° W | 8 kilometers | [3] |
| G | 53.62 ° N , 52.27 ° W | 10 km | [4] |
| H | 53.79 ° N , 53.32 ° W | 8 kilometers | [5] |
| S. | 51.54 ° N , 50.39 ° W | 5 km | [6] |
| T | 50.11 ° N , 49.57 ° W | 4 km | [7] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Greek astronomer Harpalos .
In the US science fiction film Destination Moon ( Destination Moon ) from 1950 lands the spaceship of the expedition in the crater Harpalus.
Web links
- Harpalus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Harpalus on The-Moon Wiki
- Harpalus on AstroPhoto blog
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .