Townley (moon crater)
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| position | 3.47 ° N , 63.14 ° E | |
| diameter | 17 km | |
| depth | 1870 m | |
| Card sheet | 62 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Sidney Dean Townley (1867-1946) | |
| Named since | 1976 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Townley is an impact crater on the front of the Moon , northwest of Mare Spumans , southeast of Apollonius crater, and south of Firmicus . The crater rim is eroded, the crater floor level.
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1976 after the American astronomer Sidney Dean Townley .
Web links
- Townley in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Townley 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 .