Apianus (crater)

Apianus (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=26.9
N_or_S=S
longitude=7.9
E_or_W=E
diameter=63 km
depth=2.08 km
colong=356
eponym=Petrus Apianus

Apianus is a lunar impact crater that is located on the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. It is located to the northeast of the crater Aliacensis, and to the northwest of Poisson. The worn crater Krusenstern is attached to the west-northwestern rim.

The outer wall of the crater has been worn and eroded by subsequent impacts, and a pair of small craterlets overlay the rim to the southeast and northeast. The central crater is 63 kilometers in diameter and 2,080 meters deep."Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition". CD-ROM. Meade, April 2006.] The craterlet on the southeast rim, Apianus B, is a member of a cluster of co-joined craterlets that includes Apianus T and Apianus U. The interior floor of the central crater is relatively smooth and lacks a central peak, although the surface appears somewhat convex. Only a few tiny craterlets mark the surface. [cite book
first=Antonín | last=Rükl | authorlink=Antonín Rükl
year=1990 | title=Atlas of the Moon
publisher=Kalmbach Books
id=ISBN 0-913135-17-8
]

A variety of other nearby craters and craterlets belong to Apianus.

The crater is from the Nectarian period, 3.92 to 3.85 billion years ago.

Apianus is named after 16th century German mathematician and astronomer Petrus Apianus. The name applies as official international standard since 1935 and is registered at the International Astronomical Union (IAU). [cite book
author=M. A. Blagg, K. Müller, W. H. Wesley, S. A. Saunder, J. H. G. Franz
title=Named Lunar Formations
publisher=Percy Lund, Humphries & Co. Ltd.
location=London
year=1935
]

atellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Apianus. [cite book
author=Bussey, B.; Spudis, P.,
year=2004 | title=The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
publisher=Cambridge University Press | location=New York
id=ISBN 0-521-81528-2
]

References

External links

* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureNameDetail.jsp?feature=60489 Crater Apianus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the Astrogeology Research Program of the United States Geological Survey]
* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac95 Crater Apianus: Lunar Map LAC-95 of the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center of the United States Air Force in the Lunar Map Catalog of the Lunar and Planetary Institute]
* [http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/MapBook/featureNameSearch.jsp?id=60489 Crater Apianus: Available Lunar Maps according to the Astrogeology Research Program of the United States Geological Survey]
* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/images/aimg/iv_095_h3.jpgCrater Apianus in the Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon of the Lunar and Planetary Institute - Image IV-095-H3]
* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/images/aimg/iv_096_h1.jpgCrater Apianus in the Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon of the Lunar and Planetary Institute - Image IV-096-H1]
* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/images/aimg/iv_096_m.jpgCrater Apianus in the Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon of the Lunar and Planetary Institute - Image IV-096-M]
* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/images/aimg/iv_100_h3.jpgCrater Apianus in the Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon of the Lunar and Planetary Institute - Image IV-100-H3]
* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/images/aimg/iv_101_h1.jpgCrater Apianus in the Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon of the Lunar and Planetary Institute - Image IV-101-H1]


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