Sabine (moon crater)
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| Sabine (bottom left) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 1.36 ° N , 20.04 ° E | |
| diameter | 30 km | |
| depth | 1400 m | |
| Card sheet | 60 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Edward Sabine (1788-1883) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Sabine is an impact crater on the front of the moon on the edge of Mare Tranquillitatis , southeast of the Ritter crater . The crater floor is uneven and there are traces of extensive landslides on the inner crater wall.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 1.22 ° N , 19.44 ° E | 4 km | [1] |
| C. | 1.01 ° N , 22.91 ° E | 3 km | [2] |
Half right Sabine, right knight , taken by Apollo 11
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Irish astronomer Edward Sabine . Approximately 85 kilometers to the southeast, the first manned moon landing took place in 1969 with Apollo 11 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .