Proctor (moon crater)
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| Proctor (bottom right) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 46.37 ° S , 5.23 ° W | |
| diameter | 46 km | |
| depth | 1980 m | |
| Card sheet | 112 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Mary Proctor (1862-1957) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Proctor is a heavily eroded impact crater to the south of the front of the moon , south of the Mare Nubium . From north to west it is surrounded by the Saussure , Pictet , Tycho and Street craters .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 47.03 ° S , 6.91 ° W | 7 km | [1] |
| B. | 46.51 ° S , 6.83 ° W | 9 km | [2] |
| C. | 47.64 ° S , 6.75 ° W | 5 km | [3] |
| D. | 46.1 ° S , 6.18 ° W | 12 km | [4] |
| E. | 45.4 ° S , 5.28 ° W | 8 kilometers | [5] |
| F. | 47.84 ° S , 5.43 ° W | 6 km | [6] |
| G | 47.79 ° S , 5 ° W | 7 km | [7] |
| H | 45.78 ° S , 2.75 ° W | 6 km | [8th] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the American astronomer Mary Proctor .
Web links
- Proctor in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Proctor 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 .