Sulpicius Gallus (moon crater)
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| Sulpicius Gallus (left) and Dorsa Sorby, above Dorsum Buckland (photo from Apollo 17 ) | ||
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| position | 19.61 ° N , 11.66 ° O | |
| diameter | 11 km | |
| depth | 2170 m | |
| Card sheet | 42 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Gaius Sulpicius Galus (Consul 166 BC) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Sulpicius Gallus is an impact crater on the front of the moon . It is located in the Mare Serenitatis plain at the foot of the Montes Haemus . To the northwest of the crater, the Rimae Sulpicius Gallus run parallel to the Montes Haemus and to the southeast, the Dorsa Sorby run in the same direction. Also parallel to the Montes Haemus, the ridge of the Dorsum Buckland runs further inside the Mare Serenitatis .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 22.07 ° N , 8.93 ° E | 4 km | [1] |
| B. | 17.99 ° N , 12.95 ° E | 7 km | [2] |
| G | 19.78 ° N , 6.31 ° E | 6 km | [3] |
| H | 20.53 ° N , 5.73 ° E | 4 km | [4] |
| M. | 20.39 ° N , 8.7 ° E | 4 km | [5] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Roman general and astronomer Gaius Sulpicius Galus .
Web links
- Sulpicius Gallus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Sulpicius Gallus 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 .