Mösting (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 0.7° S, 5.9° W |
| Diameter | 26 km |
| Depth | 2.8 km |
| Colongitude | 6° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Johan S. von Mösting |
Mösting is a small lunar crater that is located in the southeastern fringes of the Mare Insularum. The ruined crater Sömmering lies to the northwest. To the southeast is the large crater-bay of Flammarion. Mösting has a terraced inner wall and a small central hill at the mid-point of the floor.
To the south-southeast lies the bowl-shaped 'Mösting A' crater. This small feature formed the fundamental location in the selenographical coordinate system. It was defined as having the following coordinates:
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Latitude: 3° 12' 43.2" Longitude: 5° 12' 39.6"
Later the coordinate system became even more precisely defined using the Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment.
[edit] Satellite 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 Mösting crater.
| Mösting | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3.2° S | 5.2° W | 13 km |
| B | 2.7° S | 7.4° W | 7 km |
| C | 1.8° S | 8.0° W | 4 km |
| D | 0.3° S | 5.1° W | 7 km |
| E | 0.3° N | 4.6° W | 44 km |
| K | 0.7° S | 7.4° W | 3 km |
| L | 0.6° S | 3.4° W | 3 km |
| M | 1.3° S | 4.3° W | 31 km |
| U | 3.2° S | 6.6° W | 18 km |
[edit] References
- "A Unified Lunar Control Network — The Near Side", Merton E. Davies, Tim R. Colvin, & Donald L. Mayer, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, 1987.
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
