Auzout (crater)

Auzout
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates10°13′N 64°01′E / 10.21°N 64.01°E / 10.21; 64.01
Diameter32.92 km (20.46 mi)[1]
Depth3.85 km (2.39 mi)[2]
Colongitude327° at sunrise
EponymAdrien Auzout

Auzout is a lunar impact crater that is located to the southeast of the Mare Crisium, near the eastern limb of the Moon. Attached to the southern rim is the smaller crater van Albada. To the east-northeast is the large Condorcet.[3]: 62 

The Auzout crater is not especially remarkable, although it does possess a central mountain.[4][3]: 62  The upper crater wall appears rich in the mineral ilmenite, although it is not observed in the higher ground of the surrounding terrain.[5] There is a ~340 m crater on the floor, which appears to have triggered boulder falls from the walls of Auzout crater.[6]

This crater is named after French astronomer Adrien Auzout (1622–1691), although it is listed as 'Azout' in some sources.[4] The designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1961.[1]

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Auzout.[7]

Auzout[3]: 292  Coordinates Diameter, km
C 8°47′N 65°16′E / 8.79°N 65.27°E / 8.79; 65.27 (Auzout C) 17
D 9°21′N 62°26′E / 9.35°N 62.43°E / 9.35; 62.43 (Auzout D) 12
E 9°34′N 60°40′E / 9.57°N 60.66°E / 9.57; 60.66 (Auzout E) 17
L 8°20′N 61°18′E / 8.34°N 61.30°E / 8.34; 61.30 (Auzout L) 8
R 8°42′N 60°02′E / 8.70°N 60.04°E / 8.70; 60.04 (Auzout R) 8
U 9°23′N 61°03′E / 9.39°N 61.05°E / 9.39; 61.05 (Auzout U) 8
V 9°20′N 61°19′E / 9.34°N 61.31°E / 9.34; 61.31 (Auzout V) 8

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Auzout". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Pike, R. J. (September 1976). "Crater Dimensions from Apollo Data and Supplemental Sources". The Moon. 15 (3–4): 463–477. Bibcode:1976Moon...15..463P. doi:10.1007/BF00562253.
  3. 1 2 3 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  4. 1 2 Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
  5. ↑ Yamamoto, Satoru; et al. (March 2025). "Global Distribution and Geological Features of Ilmenite-Rich Sites on the Lunar Surface". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 130 (3). 2024JE008663. Bibcode:2025JGRE..13008663Y. doi:10.1029/2024JE008663.
  6. ↑ Bhardwaj, A.; et al. (September 2025). "Recent boulder falls on the Moon". Icarus. id. 116627. Bibcode:2025Icar..43816627V. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116627.
  7. ↑ Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.
  8. ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 50–79. 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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