Atwood (crater)

Atwood
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates5°53′S 57°47′E / 5.88°S 57.78°E / -5.88; 57.78
Diameter28.64 km (17.80 mi)[1]
DepthUnknown
Colongitude302° at sunrise
EponymGeorge Atwood
Oblique view of Bilharz (top), Atwood (lower left), and Naonobu (lower right), from Apollo 11

Atwood is a small earth moon impact crater that is located on the Mare Fecunditatis, to the northwest of the prominent crater Langrenus. It forms a triple-crater formation with Naonobu attached to the north rim and Bilharz near the west rim.[2][3]

Atwood lies near the edge of the outer ramparts of Langrenus, and the ejecta forms low ridges attached to the south rim of Atwood. Within the flat interior floor[2] is a low central peak that joins a ridge line to the north rim of the crater.[4]: 80 

This crater is named after English mathematician George Atwood (1745–1807).[1] Atwood was formerly designated Langrenus K,[5] before being renamed by the IAU in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Atwood". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. 1 2 Lacroux, Jean; Legrand, Christian (2003). Discover the Moon. Cambridge University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-521-53555-7.
  3. ↑ Grego, Peter (2005). The Moon and How to Observe It. Astronomers' Observing Guides Series. London: Springer-Verlag. p. 218. ISBN 1-85233-748-6.
  4. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. 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. 52. 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.
  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Atwood (crater) at Wikimedia Commons
  • LTO-80A3 Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap 80A3, Bilharz
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