Tyndall (moon crater)
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| position | 35.34 ° S , 117.56 ° O | |
| diameter | 21 km | |
| Card sheet | 117 (PDF) | |
| Named after | John Tyndall (1820-1893) | |
| Named since | 1970 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Tyndall is a relatively small impact crater on the far side of the moon , beyond the southeastern rim. It is only separated by a few kilometers of terrain on the western edge of the larger Pizzetti crater . The crater Clark and Bjerknes are south or southwest.
Tyndall is an essentially round, bowl-shaped crater with a slight bulge on the east side. The rim of the crater is clearly visible and is only slightly eroded. The inner walls of the crater show several bright spots on the south and south-west sides. The remaining areas of the crater interior are without any noticeable features, apart from the impacts of a few mini-craters.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| S. | 35.6 ° S , 116.28 ° O | 17 km | [1] |
Web links
- Tyndall in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Surroundings of the Tyndall crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
