Beketov (crater)

Beketov
Oblique Apollo 15 panoramic camera image
Coordinates 16°18′N 29°12′E / 16.3°N 29.2°E / 16.3; 29.2Coordinates: 16°18′N 29°12′E / 16.3°N 29.2°E / 16.3; 29.2
Diameter 8.4 km
Depth 1.0 km
Colongitude 331° at sunrise
Eponym Nikolay N. Beketov

Beketov is a small lunar impact crater that lies in the northern reaches of the Mare Tranquillitatis and is named after Nikolay Beketov. To the south is the ghost crater Jansen R. Northeast of Beketov, along the edge of the mare, is the crater Vitruvius located about 53 km. Beketov was previously designated Jansen C before being named by the IAU. The flooded crater Jansen itself lies nearly 70 km to the south. Other nearby large craters are Dawes located about 75 km west and Fabbroni to the north.

The diameter is 8.4 km and being about 1,000 meters deep. Also, the area is more than 50 km² and its perimeter is about 25 km.

Other nearby geographical features include Dorsa Barlow to the southeast and Rima Jansen to the south.

References

  • Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
  • Blue, Jennifer (July 25, 2007). "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". USGS. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  • Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  • Cocks, Elijah E.; Cocks, Josiah C. (1995). Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature. Tudor Publishers. ISBN 978-0-936389-27-1.
  • McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
  • Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763.
  • Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
  • Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
  • Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
  • Webb, Rev. T. W. (1962). Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (6th revised ed.). Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-20917-3.
  • Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.