Censorinus (crater)

Censorinus (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=0.4
N_or_S=S
longitude=32.7
E_or_W=E
diameter=3.8 km
depth=0.4 km
colong=328
eponym=Censorinus

Censorinus is a tiny lunar impact crater located on a rise to the southeast of the Mare Tranquillitatis. To the northeast is Maskelyne crater.

The Censorinus crater is distinguished by an area of high-albedo material surrounding the rim. This makes the feature highly prominent when the sun is at a high angle, and it is one of the brightest objects on the visible moon. Bright streaks radiate away radially from the crater, and contrast with the darker lunar mare.

This formation has a sharp-edged, raised rim and a symmetrical, cup-shaped interior. Close-up photographs of this crater by the Lunar Orbiter program show many large blocks laying along the sloping outer . The surface near the crater is hummocky from the deposited "ejecta". The crater is otherwise undistinguished.

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 Censorinus crater.

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
* Censorinus F — "See" Leakey crater.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

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

  • Observing the Moon — The waxing gibbous Moon as observed from Earth The Moon is Earth s largest natural satellite and the nearest major celestial object. Observing the Moon can be accomplished by using a variety of instruments ranging from the naked eye to large… …   Wikipedia

  • Cleostratus — This article concerns the Greek astronomer. For the article on the lunar crater named for him, see Cleostratus (crater). Cleostratus (ca. 520 BC; possibly 548 BC to 432 BC) was an astronomer of ancient Greece. He was a native of Tenedos, and the… …   Wikipedia

  • Mare Nectaris — durante una luna llena. Coordenadas 15.2° S, 35.5° E Diámetro …   Wikipedia Español

  • Canceled Apollo missions — Due to budget constraints there were many canceled Apollo missions during the Apollo program. Along with Apollos 18 , 19 and 20 , which received some level of planning, there were a variety of later planned flights. Some of these were… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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