Nasireddin (moon crater)
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| position | 41.1 ° S , 0.03 ° E | |
| diameter | 50 km | |
| depth | 3350 m | |
| Card sheet | 112 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Nasir ad-Din at-Tusi (1201-1274) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Nasireddin is an impact crater to the south of the front of the moon , southeast of Mare Nubium and west of Stöfler crater . The northern rim of the crater is partially covered by Miller , Nasireddin in turn overlays the eastern part of Huggins . The crater is moderately eroded, the interior shows concentric structures.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| B. | 39.48 ° S , 1.27 ° W | 9 km | [1] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Persian theologian, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher Nasir ad-Din at-Tusi .
Web links
- Nasireddin in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Nasireddin 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 .