Henry Frères
Henry Frères | ||
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Henry Frères and environs ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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position | 23.57 ° S , 58.99 ° W | |
diameter | 42 km | |
depth | 3750 m | |
Card sheet | 92 (PDF) | |
Named after | Paul Henry (1848–1905) and Prosper Henry (1849–1903) | |
Named since | 1961 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Henry Frères is an impact crater on the western edge of the lunar front , west of Mare Humorum , northwest of Henry crater and east of Byrgius . The rim of the crater is little eroded and the interior has widely concentric structures.
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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C. | 24.64 ° S , 59.82 ° W | 35 km | [1] |
E. | 24.61 ° S , 60.12 ° W | 4 km | [2] |
G | 22.86 ° S , 58.07 ° W | 4 km | [3] |
H | 22.32 ° S , 56.81 ° W | 7 km | [4] |
R. | 21.54 ° S , 57.88 ° W | 7 km | [5] |
S. | 20.5 ° S , 56.46 ° W | 6 km | [6] |
The crater was officially named Henry Frères ("Henry Brothers") by the IAU in 1961 after the French astronomers Paul and Prosper Henry .
Web links
- Henry Frères in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Henry Frères 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 .