Hippalus (moon crater)
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| Hippalus and Rimae Hippalus ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 24.92 ° S , 30.44 ° W | |
| diameter | 57 km | |
| depth | 900 m | |
| Card sheet | 93 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Hippalus | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Hippalus is an impact crater in the southwest of the front of the moon between Mare Humorum and Mare Nubium , south of Agatharchides and northwest of Campanus . The crater is largely flooded by the lavas of the Mare, the rim of the crater has completely disappeared in the south-western part.
The ridge system of the Rimae Hippalus runs through the crater and to the east of it in wide arches following the curvature of the edge of the Mare Humorum . One of the main grooves runs through the center of the crater.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 23.83 ° S , 32.91 ° W | 8 kilometers | [1] |
| B. | 25.24 ° S , 30.45 ° W | 5 km | [2] |
| C. | 24.15 ° S , 30.69 ° W | 4 km | [3] |
| D. | 23.7 ° S , 32.14 ° W | 22 km | [4] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the ancient Greek navigator Hippalos .
Web links
- Hippalus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Hippalus 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 .