Krusenstern (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
| Coordinates | 26.2° S, 5.9° E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 47 km |
| Depth | 1.6 km |
| Colongitude | 355° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Adam J. Krusenstern |
Krusenstern is a lunar crater that lies amidst the battered terrain in the southern part of the Moon's near side. Nearly attached to the east-southeast rim is the Apianus crater. Less than a crater diameter to the southwest is the prominent Werner crater. Krusenstern is intruding into a large circular plain to the north designated 'Playfair G'. Playfair crater lies to the northeast. It is 47 kilometers in diameter, and its walls reach a height of 1,600 meters.[1][2]
The outer rim of this formation has been heavily worn by impact erosion, leaving an irregular ring of rising ridges and an inner wall incised by impacts. A joined pair of craters, including 'Krusenstern A', lie along the eastern rim. The interior floor of Krusenstern is a nearly featureless plain, marked only by a few tiny craterlets.[3] The crater is from the Pre-Nectarian period, 4.55 to 3.92 billion years ago.[1]
It is named after the early 19th century Baltic German explorer in Russian service, Adam Johann Krusenstern.[1]
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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 Krusenstern crater.[4]
| Krusenstern | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 26.9° S | 5.9° E | 5 km |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition. CD-ROM. Meade, April 2006.
- ^ IDENTIKIT. luna.e-cremona.it. Retrieved on October 25, 2007.
- ^ Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-913135-17-8.
- ^ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P., (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-81528-2.
