Newcomb (moon crater)
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| position | 29.76 ° N , 43.65 ° E | |
| diameter | 40 km | |
| depth | 2180 m | |
| Card sheet | 43 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Simon Newcomb (1835-1909) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Newcomb is an impact crater on the northeastern front of the moon in the Montes Taurus mountain range , southeast of Lacus Somniorum and north of Lacus Bonitatis . The irregularly shaped crater shows traces of extensive landslides inside.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 29.17 ° N , 43.54 ° O | 16 km | [1] |
| B. | 28.34 ° N , 45.52 ° O | 23 km | [2] |
| C. | 29.4 ° N , 45.6 ° E | 41 km | [3] |
| F. | 31.37 ° N , 42.6 ° O | 30 km | [4] |
| G | 27.96 ° N , 44.53 ° O | 17 km | [5] |
| H | 28.93 ° N , 42.5 ° O | 15 km | [6] |
| J | 28.7 ° N , 44.18 ° O | 22 km | [7] |
| Q | 30.27 ° N , 42.87 ° O | 13 km | [8th] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the American astronomer and mathematician Simon Newcomb .
Web links
- Newcomb in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Newcomb 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 .
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