Saunder (moon crater)
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| position | 4.26 ° S , 8.7 ° E | |
| diameter | 44 km | |
| depth | 640 m | |
| Card sheet | 77 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Samuel Arthur Saunder (1852-1912) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Saunder is an impact crater on the front of the moon southeast of the Sinus Medii , northeast of the crater Hipparchus . The crater is heavily eroded, the rim of the crater is irregular in shape and the interior is largely flat.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 4.01 ° S , 12.24 ° E | 7 km | [1] |
| B. | 3.93 ° S , 9.78 ° E | 6 km | [2] |
| C. | 2.78 ° S , 10.48 ° E | 3 km | [3] |
| S. | 2.39 ° S , 9.71 ° E | 3 km | [4] |
| T | 4.06 ° S , 10.38 ° E | 7 km | [5] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the British astronomer Samuel Arthur Saunder .
Web links
- Saunder in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Saunder 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 .