Miller (moon crater)
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| Miller (top center) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 39.4 ° S , 0.68 ° E | |
| diameter | 61 km | |
| depth | 3550 m | |
| Card sheet | 112 (PDF) | |
| Named after | William Allen Miller (1817-1870) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Miller is an impact crater south of the lunar front , southeast of Mare Nubium , northwest of Stöfler crater and north of Nasireddin , the rim of which it touches. The crater is moderately eroded, the interior has terraces and a central mountain .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 37.69 ° S , 1.7 ° O | 37 km | [1] |
| B. | 37.68 ° S , 0.83 ° E | 11 km | [2] |
| C. | 38.2 ° S , 0.44 ° W | 35 km | [3] |
| D. | 38.05 ° S , 2.91 ° E | 5 km | [4] |
| E. | 38.93 ° S , 2.66 ° O | 7 km | [5] |
| K | 39.94 ° S , 0.75 ° O | 5 km | [6] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the British astrochemist William Allen Miller .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .