Nielsen (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
| Coordinates | 31.8° N, 51.8° W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 10 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 52° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Axel V. Nielsen Harald H. Nielsen |
Nielsen is a lunar impact crater on the Oceanus Procellarum. It is located north-east of Montes Agricola on the western hemisphere of the Moon. To the east-southeast is the Wollaston crater.
Nielsen is a bowl-shaped formation that lies astride a small ridge that runs north-northwest toward the Mons Rümker. The later is an unusual raised formation of lunar domes.
"Nielsen" is named after the Danish astronomer Axel Nielsen (1902-1970) and the Danish-American physicist Harald Herborg Nielsen (1903-1973).
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Wood, Charles A. (September 8, 2004). Where in the Moon is Nielsen?. Lunar Picture of the Day. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- Staff (2007). LTO-38B2: Nielsen. Lunar & Planetary Institute. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
