Ramsden (moon crater)
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| position | 32.98 ° S , 31.9 ° W | |
| diameter | 25 km | |
| depth | 1900 m | |
| Card sheet | 111 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Ramsden is an impact crater to the west of the front of the moon in the Palus Epidemiarum plain , west of the Capuanus crater . The crater is moderately eroded, its interior flat and flooded with lava .
The extensive lunar groove system of the Rimae Ramsden extends across the crater and far beyond the plain and its edges .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 33.5 ° S , 31.51 ° W | 5 km | [1] |
| G | 35.36 ° S , 31.75 ° W | 11 km | [2] |
| H | 35.72 ° S , 32.53 ° W | 11 km | [3] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the English optician Jesse Ramsden .
Web links
- Ramsden in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Ramsden 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 .