Manilius (moon crater)
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| position | 14.43 ° N , 9.05 ° E | |
| diameter | 38 km | |
| depth | 3060 m | |
| Card sheet | 59 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Marcus Manilius (1st century) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Manilius is an impact crater on the front of the moon on the eastern edge of the Mare Vaporum , west of Menalaus in the Montes Haemus . The shape of the crater is irregular and there are traces of extensive landslides on the inner wall.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. | 16.6 ° N , 7.28 ° E | 6 km | [1] |
| C. | 12.07 ° N , 10.33 ° E | 7 km | [2] |
| D. | 13.23 ° N , 6.98 ° E | 5 km | [3] |
| E. | 18.36 ° N , 6.37 ° E | 48 km | [4] |
| G | 15.45 ° N , 9.75 ° E | 5 km | [5] |
| H | 17.79 ° N , 8.62 ° E | 3 km | [6] |
| K | 11.95 ° N , 11.17 ° E | 3 km | [7] |
| T | 13.34 ° N , 10.62 ° E | 3 km | [8th] |
| U | 13.72 ° N , 10.8 ° E | 3 km | [9] |
| W. | 13.4 ° N , 12.89 ° E | 4 km | [10] |
| X | 14.42 ° N , 13.35 ° E | 3 km | [11] |
| Z | 16.38 ° N , 11.68 ° E | 3 km | [12] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Roman poet and astrologer Marcus Manilius .
Web links
- Manilius in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Manilius 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 .