Wollaston (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
 Wollaston (upper left) from Apollo 15. NASA photo. |
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| Coordinates | 30.6° N, 46.9° W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 10 km |
| Depth | 1.0 km |
| Colongitude | 47° at sunrise |
| Eponym | William H. Wollaston |
Wollaston is a relatively small lunar impact crater located in the Oceanus Procellarum. To the northwest is the similar Nielsen crater. To the southeast is the somewhat larger Krieger crater. There are several small rilles to the southwest of Wollaston, forming part of the Rimae Prinz.
This is a circular, cup-shaped crater with a higher albedo than the surrounding maria. It has a raised rim that is free from impact erosion, and is surrounded by a small radial skirt of ejecta. The crater has not been significantly eroded by subsequent impacts.
[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 Wollaston crater.
| Wollaston | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 33.1° N | 48.7° W | 5 km |
| N | 28.3° N | 48.1° W | 6 km |
| P | 29.3° N | 49.9° W | 5 km |
| R | 29.5° N | 50.8° W | 6 km |
| U | 31.0° N | 52.9° W | 3 km |
| V | 30.9° N | 54.0° W | 4 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
- Wollaston C — See Nielsen crater.
[edit] References
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- Blue, Jennifer (July 25, 2007). Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
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- Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-62248-4.
- Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 1852331933.
[edit] External links
- LTO-39A1 Krieger — L&PI topographic map of crater and surroundings.
