Theaetetus (moon crater)
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| Theaetetus Crater ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 36.98 ° N , 6.05 ° E | |
| diameter | 26 km | |
| depth | 2830 m | |
| Card sheet | 25 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Theaetetus | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Theaetetus is a relatively small impact crater on the northern front of the moon , on the eastern edge of the Mare Imbrium, northeast of Aristillus and south of Cassini . The crater rim is moderately eroded and the crater floor is flat.
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Greek mathematician Theaetetos .
Web links
- Theaetetus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Theaetetus 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 .