Newton (moon crater)
| Newton | ||
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| position | 76.65 ° S , 17.18 ° W | |
| diameter | 75 km | |
| depth | 6100 m | |
| Card sheet | 137 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Newton is an impact crater in the south of the moon . It is considered to be the deepest crater on the side of the moon facing us.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 79.9 ° S , 20.4 ° W | 65 km | [1] |
| B. | 81.39 ° S , 17.06 ° W | 47 km | [2] |
| C. | 74.48 ° S , 14.26 ° W | 36 km | [3] |
| D. | 76.01 ° S , 15.2 ° W | 38 km | [4] |
| E. | 79.83 ° S , 37.46 ° W | 17 km | [5] |
| F. | 73.04 ° S , 15.3 ° W | 6 km | [6] |
| G | 78.04 ° S , 18.81 ° W | 62 km | [7] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after Isaac Newton , a British mathematician, physicist and astronomer.