Albert (crater)

Albert
Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed, Albert is near the top of the photo
Coordinates 38°19′00″N 35°00′04″W / 38.31665°N 35.0012°W / 38.31665; -35.0012Coordinates: 38°19′00″N 35°00′04″W / 38.31665°N 35.0012°W / 38.31665; -35.0012
Diameter c. 70 m
Depth Unknown
Eponym Germanic originated male name
LRO image

Albert is a tiny lunar craterlet located in the northwest part of the Mare Imbrium in the northwest of the lunar near side. The craterlet is located west of Kolya and about a crater diameter northwest of Leonid. Major features include Promontorium Heraclides, located 30 km north, the closest to where Lunokhod 1 visited, and C. Herschel crater located more than 150 km south-southeast.

Description

The crater is named after the male name of Germanic origin, one of the 12 craterlet names in the area where Lunokhod 1 passed that were approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on June 14, 2012.[1]

After making a few turns after leaving the craterlet now Kolya, the Soviet lander Luna 17 stopped north of the craterlet in August and later turned nearly east and headed southeast afterwards, around mid-August, it headed to its final position in September close to the craterlet now known as Leonid. The location and the lander's tracks were founded in a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image on March 17, 2010 by Albert Abdrakhimov.[2][3]

Location

Albert is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium

References

  1. ↑ "Albert". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved November 4, 2017 – via usgs.gov.
  2. ↑ Lakdawalla, Emily (March 17, 2010). "And now for Luna 17 and Lunokhod 1". Planetary Report.
  3. ↑ "LROC Observation M114185541R". Arizona State University.
  • Albert at The Moon Wiki
  • "Lunokhod-1 traverse map (Landing site Luna 17)" (PDF). Moscow State University of Geodesy and cartography (MIIGAiK), German Aerospace Center (DLR). 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  • Wood, Chuck (June 16, 2012). "Overdue Names". Lunar Photo of the Day. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
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