Kirch (moon crater)
| Church | ||
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| position | 39.25 ° N , 5.64 ° W | |
| diameter | 12 km | |
| depth | 1830 m | |
| Card sheet | 25 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Gottfried Kirch (1639–1710) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Kirch is a small impact crater in the eastern part of the Mare Imbrium , a large lunar sea in the north-western quadrant of the moon. It is relatively isolated and the closest comparable crater is Piazzi Smyth in the northeast. The single peak of Mons Piton rises in about the same distance in an east-northeast direction.
The church is circular and bowl-shaped and its dark interior does not stand out from the surrounding area.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. | 36.5 ° N , 6.95 ° W | 3 km | [1] |
Individual evidence
- ^ John Edward Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 , p. 277
Web links
- Kirch in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- lpi.usra.edu
- lpi.usra.edu
