Jansen (crater)

Jansen (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=13.5
N_or_S=N
longitude=28.7
E_or_W=E
diameter=23 km
depth=0.6 km
colong=351
eponym=Zacharias Janszoon

Jansen is lunar crater in the north part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It is located to the east-southeast of Plinius crater. The rim of Jansen is low and narrow, with a notch along the western edge. The interior is relatively level, which may indicate it has been covered by lava. To the south-southwest a small but prominent crater lies on the crater floor, halfway between the center and the rim.

To the northwest of the rim is a rille named "Rima Jansen", and to the east are wrinkle-ridges in the mare surface. A low ridge runs from near the southeast rim in a southeasterly direction.

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 Jansen crater.

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
* Jansen B — "See" Carrel crater.
* Jansen C — "See" Beketov crater.
* Jansen F — "See" Cajal crater.

References

* cite web
last = Wood | first = Chuck | date = January 15, 2007
url = http://www.lpod.org/?m=20070115
title = Stereo Jansen | publisher = Lunar Photo of the Day
accessdate = 2007-01-15


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