Anville (crater)

Anville
Lunar crater Anville from Apollo 11. NASA photo.
Coordinates1°54′N 49°30′E / 1.9°N 49.5°E / 1.9; 49.5
Diameter10.26 km (6.38 mi)[1]
Depth1.72 km (1.07 mi)[2]
Colongitude311° at sunrise
EponymJean-Baptiste d'Anville
Apollo 15 mapping camera image

Anville is a relatively small, solitary lunar impact crater located in the north part of the Mare Fecunditatis.[3] This is a circular, cup-shaped formation with a sharp edge and little appearance of wear. Some minor slumping has occurred in the eastern half of the interior wall.[4]

This crater is named after French cartographer Jean-Baptiste d'Anville (1697-1782). It was designated Taruntius G[5] prior to being assigned a name by the IAU in 1976.[1] Taruntius itself lies to the north-northwest, at the edge of the mare.

References

  1. 1 2 "Anville". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Croft, S. K. (1978). Lunar crater volumes: Interpretation by models of impact cratering and upper crustal structure. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 9th, Houston, Tex., March 13-17, 1978, Proceedings (A79-39253 16-91). Vol. 3. New York: Pergamon Press, Inc. p. 3711–3733. Bibcode:1978LPSC....9.3711C.
  3. ↑ "LTO-61C3 Anville". Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (LTO) Series. Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  4. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  5. ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.

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.
  • Lunar Orbiter 1 images 031 and 032 showing most of Taruntius and Anville
  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Anville (crater) at Wikimedia Commons
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