Wichmann (moon crater)
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| Wichmann (bottom right). The large arched structure is the northern wall of Wichmann R . The small crater in the middle is Wichmann B . (Image of Lunar Orbiter IV) | ||
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| position | 7.54 ° S , 38.15 ° W | |
| diameter | 10 km | |
| depth | 1970 m | |
| Card sheet | 75 (PDF) | |
| Type | ALC | |
| Named after | Moritz Ludwig Georg Wichmann (1821-1859) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Wichmann is a relatively small, bowl-shaped impact crater on the western front of the moon in the plane of Oceanus Procellarum , northeast of Letronne crater and northwest of Herigonius .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 7.38 ° S , 36.95 ° W | 6 km | [1] |
| B. | 7.15 ° S , 39.24 ° W | 5 km | [2] |
| C. | 4.68 ° S , 37.47 ° W | 3 km | [3] |
| D. | 5.43 ° S , 36.14 ° W | 3 km | [4] |
| R. | 6.64 ° S , 38.95 ° W | 64 km | [5] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the German astronomer Moritz Ludwig Georg Wichmann .
Web links
- Wichmann in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Wichmann 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 .