Andersson (crater)

Andersson
LRO WAC image
Coordinates49°42′S 95°18′W / 49.7°S 95.3°W / -49.7; -95.3
Diameter13.42 km (8.34 mi)[1]
Colongitude96° at sunrise
EponymLeif E. Andersson

Andersson is a small lunar impact crater that lies in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon.[1] It is located just beyond the southwestern limb of the visible Moon in a location that can be viewed from the side during a favorable libration. The crater lies near the center of the Mendel-Rydberg Basin, a 630 km wide impact basin of Nectarian age. The nearest crater of note is Guthnick to the north-northeast.

Andersson is bowl-shaped, with a small central floor and no significant erosion of the rim. It lies along a low ridge in the surface that runs to the north.[2] This crater is named after American astronomer Leif E. Andersson (1943-1979). Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Andersson". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.

Sources

  • 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.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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