Turner (moon crater)
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| position | 1.4 ° S , 13.28 ° W | |
| diameter | 11 km | |
| depth | 2630 m | |
| Card sheet | 76 (PDF) | |
| Type | ALC | |
| Named after | Herbert H. Turner (1861-1930) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Turner is a relatively small, bowl-shaped impact crater on the front of the moon in the Mare Insularum plain , southeast of Gambart crater .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 1.1 ° S , 14.79 ° W | 5 km | [1] |
| B. | 0.99 ° S , 10.67 ° W | 5 km | [2] |
| C. | 2.42 ° S , 12.3 ° W | 5 km | [3] |
| F. | 1.62 ° S , 14.18 ° W | 7 km | [4] |
| H | 2.82 ° S , 13.03 ° W | 4 km | [5] |
| K | 3.87 ° S , 13.48 ° W | 4 km | [6] |
| L. | 3.45 ° S , 12.66 ° W | 5 km | [7] |
| M. | 4.25 ° S , 11.86 ° W | 3 km | [8th] |
| N | 2.89 ° S , 12.11 ° W | 4 km | [9] |
| Q | 1.01 ° S , 12.51 ° W | 3 km | [10] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the British astronomer Herbert H. Turner .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .