Webb (moon crater)

Webb
Webb ( Lunar Orbiter I)
position	0.98 °  S , 59.99 °  E Coordinates: 0 ° 58 ′ 48 ″  S , 59 ° 59 ′ 24 ″  E
diameter	22 km
depth	1850 m
Card sheet	80 (PDF)
Named after	Thomas William Webb (1807-1885)
Named since	1935
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

Webb is an impact crater on the front of the moon on the eastern edge of Mare Tranquillitatis , north of Langrenus crater and south of Apollonius . The rim of the crater is irregularly shaped and the interior is largely flat.

List of side craters from Webb

Letter	position	diameter	link
B.	0.86 °  S , 58.37 °  E	7 km	[1]
C.	0.15 °  N , 63.85 °  O	34 km	[2]
D.	2.37 °  S , 57.52 °  O	7 km	[3]
E.	0.93 °  N , 61.05 °  O	7 km	[4]
F.	1.45 °  N , 61 °  E	11 km	[5]
G	1.65 °  N , 61.2 °  E	9 km	[6]
H	2.11 °  S , 59.42 °  E	8 kilometers	[7]
J	0.6 °  S , 63.99 °  O	26 km	[8th]
K	0.85 °  S , 62.94 °  O	19 km	[9]
L.	0.13 °  N , 62.74 °  O	6 km	[10]
M.	0.28 °  S , 63.81 °  O	6 km	[11]
N	0.33 °  S , 63.62 °  O	6 km	[12]
P	2.38 °  N , 57.69 °  E	38 km	[13]
Q	1.16 °  S , 61.24 °  E	4 km	[14]
R.	Renamed Condon
U	1.83 °  N , 56.22 °  O	6 km	[15]
W.	3.01 °  N , 58.1 °  E	9 km	[16]
X	3.22 °  N , 58.22 °  E	8 kilometers	[17]

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the British astronomer Thomas William Webb .

Web links

• Webb in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Webb on The-Moon Wiki

Individual evidence

1. ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .