Asada (crater)

Asada
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates7°18′N 49°54′E / 7.3°N 49.9°E / 7.3; 49.9
Diameter12.37 km (7.69 mi)[1]
Depth2.13 km (1.32 mi)[2]
Colongitude310° at sunrise
EponymGoryu Asada
Apollo 17 panoramic camera image of most of Asada crater

Asada is a small lunar impact crater located at the northern edge of Mare Fecunditatis, to the northeast of the crater Taruntius. It is a circular crater formation with inner walls that slope down toward a small central floor at the midpoint.[3]

This crater is named after Japanese physician and astronomer Goryu Asada (1734–1799). Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1] Asada was designated Taruntius A prior to being assigned a name.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Asada". 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. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  4. ↑ 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.
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  • Oblique view of Asada crater from Apollo 10 (AS10-30-4426)
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