Kapteyn (moon crater)
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| position | 10.8 ° S , 70.51 ° O | |
| diameter | 50 km | |
| depth | 3710 m | |
| Card sheet | 81 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Jacobus C. Kapteyn (1851-1922) | |
| Named since | 1964 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Kapteyn is an impact crater on the eastern edge of the moon's front . It lies between the Langrenus craters in the west and La Pérouse in the east. The round rim of the crater is moderately eroded with traces of landslides. The interior has a central mountain .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 14.14 ° S , 71.25 ° E | 31 km | [1] |
| B. | 15.56 ° S , 70.96 ° O | 40 km | [2] |
| C. | 13.34 ° S , 70.21 ° O | 44 km | [3] |
| D. | 14.63 ° S , 70.52 ° O | 12 km | [4] |
| E. | 8.83 ° S , 69.19 ° O | 34 km | [5] |
| F. | 14.44 ° S , 70.3 ° E | 9 km | [6] |
| K | 13.09 ° S , 71.95 ° O | 7 km | [7] |
| Z | 11.21 ° S , 72.56 ° O | 7 km | [8th] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1964 after the Dutch astronomer Jacobus C. Kapteyn .
Web links
Commons : Mondkrater Kapteyn - album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Kapteyn in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Kapteyn 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 .