Littrow (moon crater)
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| position | 21.52 ° N , 31.38 ° E | |
| diameter | 30 km | |
| depth | 1230 m | |
| Card sheet | 43 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Joseph Johann von Littrow (1781–1840) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Littrow is an impact crater on the northeastern front of the moon on the edge of Mare Serenitatis , north of Vitruvius crater and east of Clerke crater .
Littrow is heavily eroded, the interior is filled with Laven des Mare and therefore largely flat.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 22.34 ° N , 32.18 ° E | 24 km | [1] |
| D. | 23.68 ° N , 32.79 ° E | 8 kilometers | [2] |
| F. | 21.98 ° N , 34.15 ° E | 10 km | [3] |
| P | 23.2 ° N , 32.88 ° O | 36 km | [4] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Austrian astronomer Joseph Johann von Littrow .
Web links
- Littrow in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Littrow 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 .