Playfair (moon crater)
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| position | 23.57 ° S , 8.37 ° E | |
| diameter | 46 km | |
| depth | 3370 m | |
| Card sheet | 95 (PDF) | |
| Named after | John Playfair (1748-1819) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Playfair is an impact crater on the front of the moon , east of Mare Nubium , north of Apianus crater and east of La Caille . The rim of the crater is moderately eroded, the interior largely flat.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 22.31 ° S , 6.83 ° E | 18 km | [1] |
| B. | 23.25 ° S , 7.55 ° E | 6 km | [2] |
| C. | 24.37 ° S , 7.88 ° E | 6 km | [3] |
| D. | 24.28 ° S , 8.66 ° E | 5 km | [4] |
| E. | 21.82 ° S , 8.84 ° E | 6 km | [5] |
| F. | 21.93 ° S , 8.04 ° E | 5 km | [6] |
| G | 24.03 ° S , 5.91 ° O | 92 km | [7] |
| H | 23.42 ° S , 8.45 ° E | 3 km | [8th] |
| J | 24.31 ° S , 9.22 ° E | 4 km | [9] |
| K | 23.32 ° S , 9.74 ° E | 3 km | [10] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Scottish mathematician and geologist John Playfair .
Web links
- Playfair in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Playfair 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 .