Lindenau (moon crater)
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| Lindenau and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 32.35 ° S , 24.77 ° O | |
| diameter | 53 km | |
| depth | 2930 m | |
| Card sheet | 113 (PDF) | |
| Type | TRI | |
| Named after | Bernhard von Lindenau (1780-1854) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Lindenau is an impact crater to the south of the front of the moon , southwest of Mare Nectaris , southwest of Piccolomini crater and northeast of Rabbi Levi . The crater is only slightly eroded and has concentric structures inside.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| D. | 30.46 ° S , 24.91 ° E | 10 km | [1] |
| E. | 31.7 ° S , 26.47 ° O | 7 km | [2] |
| F. | 32.39 ° S , 26.32 ° O | 10 km | [3] |
| G | 33.28 ° S , 27.29 ° E | 10 km | [4] |
| H | 31.4 ° S , 26.27 ° E | 12 km | [5] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after German astronomer Bernhard von Lindenau .
Web links
- Lindenau in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Lindenau 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 .