Lyell (moon crater)
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position | 13.6 ° N , 40.54 ° O | |
diameter | 31 km | |
depth | 2560 m | |
Card sheet | 61 (PDF) | |
Named after | Charles Lyell (1797-1875) | |
Named since | 1935 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Lyell is an impact crater on the front of the moon .
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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A. | 14.31 ° N , 39.6 ° E | 7 km | [1] |
B. | 14.34 ° N , 38.46 ° O | 5 km | [2] |
C. | 15.12 ° N , 39.39 ° O | 4 km | [3] |
D. | 14.89 ° N , 41.44 ° O | 17 km | [4] |
K | 15.28 ° N , 40.86 ° E | 5 km | [5] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the British geologist Charles Lyell .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .