Maskelyne (moon crater)
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| position | 2.12 ° N , 30.06 ° O | |
| diameter | 22 km | |
| depth | 2500 m | |
| Card sheet | 61 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Maskelyne is an impact crater on the front of the moon in the Mare Tranquillitatis plain , northwest of the Censorinus crater . The shape of the crater is irregular with a sharp edge, the interior is uneven with traces of landslides.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 0.03 ° N , 34.07 ° O | 29 km | [1] |
| B. | 1.96 ° N , 28.95 ° O | 9 km | [2] |
| C. | 1.07 ° N , 32.68 ° O | 9 km | [3] |
| D. | 2.4 ° N , 32.44 ° E | 32 km | [4] |
| F. | 4.15 ° N , 35.32 ° O | 20 km | [5] |
| G | 2.29 ° N , 26.68 ° E | 6 km | [6] |
| J | 3.11 ° N , 32.62 ° O | 4 km | [7] |
| K | 3.22 ° N , 29.68 ° O | 5 km | [8th] |
| M. | 7.79 ° N , 27.87 ° E | 8 kilometers | [9] |
| N | 5.34 ° N , 30.36 ° O | 5 km | [10] |
| P | 0.47 ° N , 34.13 ° E | 8 kilometers | [11] |
| R. | 2.99 ° N , 31.34 ° O | 12 km | [12] |
| T | 0.05 ° S , 36.57 ° O | 5 km | [13] |
| W. | 0.8 ° N , 29.19 ° E | 4 km | [14] |
| X | 1.26 ° N , 27.37 ° E | 4 km | [15] |
| Y | 1.73 ° N , 28.16 ° E | 4 km | [16] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the English court astronomer Nevil Maskelyne .
Web links
- Maskelyne in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Maskelyne 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 .