Peirescius (moon crater)
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| position | 46.46 ° S , 67.81 ° O | |
| diameter | 62 km | |
| depth | 3680 m | |
| Card sheet | 115 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580–1637) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Peirescius is an impact crater on the southeastern edge of the lunar front , southwest of Oken crater and southeast of Vega . The rim of the crater is eroded and the interior is largely flat.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 45.25 ° S , 71.18 ° O | 14 km | [1] |
| B. | 45.68 ° S , 70.42 ° O | 19 km | [2] |
| C. | 46.5 ° S , 71.67 ° O | 44 km | [3] |
| D. | 48.19 ° S , 72.09 ° O | 43 km | [4] |
| G | 48.12 ° S , 67.76 ° O | 28 km | [5] |
| H | 45.41 ° S , 73.07 ° O | 9 km | [6] |
| J | 45.1 ° S , 66.72 ° E | 18 km | [7] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the French astronomer Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc .
Web links
- Peirescius in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Peirescius 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 .