Langrenus (moon crater)
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position | 8.86 ° S , 61 ° E | |
diameter | 132 km | |
Card sheet | 80 (PDF) | |
Named after | Michael Florent van Langren (1598–1675) | |
Named since | 1935 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Langrenus is an impact crater in the southeast hemisphere of the visible portion of the moon east of Mare Fecunditatis . It was named after the Belgian mathematician and astronomer Michael Florent van Langren (1598–1675).
The crater is approximately 132 km in diameter. It has a clearly defined central mountain.
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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E. | 12.71 ° S , 60.71 ° O | 31 km | [1] |
G | 12.17 ° S , 65.45 ° E | 22 km | [2] |
H | 8.05 ° S , 64.26 ° O | 25 km | [3] |
L. | 12.67 ° S , 61.92 ° E | 13 km | [4] |
M. | 9.82 ° S , 66.39 ° O | 18 km | [5] |
N | 8.99 ° S , 65.76 ° E | 13 km | [6] |
P | 12.1 ° S , 63.01 ° E | 42 km | [7] |
Q | 11.98 ° S , 60.67 ° E | 13 km | [8th] |
R. | 7.77 ° S , 63.74 ° O | 5 km | [9] |
S. | 6.72 ° S , 64.78 ° E | 9 km | [10] |
T | 4.68 ° S , 62.26 ° O | 36 km | [11] |
U | 12.66 ° S , 57.11 ° E | 4 km | [12] |
V | 13.26 ° S , 55.91 ° E | 5 km | [13] |
W. | 8.7 ° S , 67.3 ° E | 22 km | [14] |
X | 12.34 ° S , 64.66 ° O | 24 km | [15] |
Y | 7.96 ° S , 66.89 ° O | 29 km | [16] |
Z | 7.22 ° S , 66.28 ° O | 21 km | [17] |
Web links
Commons : Mondkrater Langrenus - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Langrenus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Langrenus on The-Moon Wiki
- SkyTrip: Langrenus
- Langrenus crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon" Image: iv_184_h1
- Spektrum.de : Amateur recordings [18] [19] [20] [21]