Philolaus (moon crater)
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| Philolaus with side craters ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 72.13 ° N , 32.92 ° W | |
| diameter | 70 km | |
| depth | 3680 m | |
| Card sheet | 3 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Philolaus | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Philolaus is an impact crater on the moon on the northwestern edge of the lunar front . It has a diameter of 70 kilometers and is well preserved. To the west is the Anaximenes crater and to the north is the Anaxagoras crater . The rim of the crater is heavily terraced. Inside the crater there are two central elevations.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| B. | 69.7 ° N , 24.47 ° W | 11 km | [1] |
| C. | 71.23 ° N , 32.82 ° W | 98 km | [2] |
| D. | 74.37 ° N , 27.66 ° W | 91 km | [3] |
| E. | 69.62 ° N , 18.79 ° W | 11 km | [4] |
| F. | 68.08 ° N , 18.35 ° W | 7 km | [5] |
| G | 69 ° N , 23.53 ° W | 106 km | [6] |
| U | 75.12 ° N , 33.3 ° W | 13 km | [7] |
| W. | 75.73 ° N , 36.02 ° W | 16 km | [8th] |
The crater was named by the IAU in 1935 after the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Philolaos .
Web links
- Philolaus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Philolaus on The-moon Wiki
- Description on skytrip.de
