Birt (crater)

Birt (crater)

lunar crater data


caption=The lunar crater Birt and its environs.
latitude=22.4
N_or_S=S
longitude=8.5
E_or_W=W
diameter=17 km
depth=3.5 km
colong=9
eponym=William R. Birt

Birt is a lunar impact crater that is located in the eastern half of the Mare Nubium. To the east of the crater is the Rupes Recta, a long, linear feature commonly called the Straight Wall. In actually this is only a slight rise in the surface of the mare with a maximum height of about 240 meters. It has a width of about 2.5 kilometers and is 100 kilometers in length.

Birt is a bowl-shaped formation with a raised rim. It is slightly intersected along the southeast rim by the much smaller crater Birt A. To the west of Birt, a rille named Rima Birt runs north-northwest in an arc from Birt F to Birt E.

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 Birt.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Birt (Cratère) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Birt. Birt Le cratère Birt et son environnement (Vue téléscopiq …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Birt (cratere) — Birt (cratère) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Birt. Birt Le cratère Birt et son environnement (Vue téléscopiq …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Birt — may refer to:People* Charlie Birt (born 1942), Canadian politician. * John Birt (born 1944), Director General of the British Broadcasting Corporation 1992 ndash;2000. * Henry Norbert Birt, Benedictine historian * William Radcliffe Birt… …   Wikipedia

  • Birt (cratère) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Birt. Birt Le cratère Birt et son environnement (Vue téléscopique directions inversées) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • William Radcliffe Birt — (1804 1881) was an English amateur astronomer in the 19th century. His name is used for the Birt crater, a minor crater on the Moon. Birt worked extensively with John Herschel, carrying out a great deal of meteorogical research on atmospheric… …   Wikipedia

  • Nicollet (crater) — Coordinates 21°54′S 12°30′W / 21.9°S 12.5°W / …   Wikipedia

  • Cráteres lunares — Anexo:Cráteres lunares Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Esta es una lista de 1517 cráteres de impacto lunares que han sido nombrados. La convención de la UAI para nombrar estos accidentes selenográficos es la de usar los nombres aquellos fallecidos… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Список лунных кратеров, Б — Список лунных кратеров А Б В Г Д Е Ж З И Й К Л М Н О П Р С  …   Википедия

  • Rupes Recta — is a linear fault, or rille, on the Moon, in the southeastern part of the Mare Nubium at Lunar coords and quad cat|22.1|S|7.8|W. The name is latin for Straight Fault , although it is more commonly called the Straight Wall. This is the most well… …   Wikipedia

  • List of features on the Moon — The Moon s surface is covered in many interesting geological features. In addition to mountains, valleys, and craters, the following surface features have received names in the Lunar nomenclature. Many of these features are named after a nearby… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”