Wilkins (moon crater)
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| position | 29.43 ° S , 19.58 ° O | |
| diameter | 60 km | |
| depth | 2770 m | |
| Card sheet | 96 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Hugh Percy Wilkins (1896-1960) | |
| Named since | 1961 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Wilkins is an impact crater on the front of the moon west of the Mare Nectaris , between the craters Pontanus in the west and Rothmann in the east. The rim of the crater is very badly eroded, the interior largely flat.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 29.21 ° S , 18.86 ° E | 14 km | [1] |
| B. | 29.59 ° S , 18.89 ° E | 8 kilometers | [2] |
| C. | 30.76 ° S , 19.97 ° O | 18 km | [3] |
| D. | 27.92 ° S , 17.63 ° E | 30 km | [4] |
| E. | 28.41 ° S , 19.38 ° E | 9 km | [5] |
| F. | 30.4 ° S , 20.36 ° E | 6 km | [6] |
| G | 30.02 ° S , 18.38 ° E | 5 km | [7] |
| H | 28.69 ° S , 18.47 ° O | 6 km | [8th] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1961 after the Welsh engineer and amateur astronomer Hugh Percy Wilkins .
Web links
- Wilkins in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Wilkins 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 .