Naonobu (moon crater)
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| Naonobu (top left) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 4.71 ° S , 57.89 ° E | |
| diameter | 32 km | |
| depth | 1870 m | |
| Card sheet | 80 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Ajima Naonobu (1732–1798) | |
| Named since | 1976 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Naonobu is an impact crater on the front of the moon on the eastern edge of Mare Fecunditatis , northwest of Langrenus crater and northeast of Bilharz . The crater is moderately eroded, the crater rim has a concentric structure inside.
The crater was officially named in 1976 by the IAU after the Japanese mathematician Ajima Naonobu , although "Ajima" is the family name.
Web links
- Naonobu in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Naonobu 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 .