Manners (moon crater)
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Manners and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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position | 4.56 ° N , 19.99 ° E | |
diameter | 15 km | |
depth | 1720 m | |
Card sheet | 60 (PDF) | |
Named after | Russell Henry Manners (1800-1870) | |
Named since | 1935 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Manners is a circular, bowl-shaped impact crater on the Earth's moon in the western part of Mare Tranquillitatis . It has a raised edge and a relatively flat inner surface. Due to its higher albedo compared to the surrounding Maria , it appears bright.
To the northeast is the Arago crater and to the south you can see the Ritter and Sabine craters .
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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A. | 4.64 ° N , 19.1 ° E | 3 km | [1] |
Individual evidence
- ^ John Edward Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 , p. 279