Barringer (lunar crater)

Barringer
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image
Coordinates28°00′S 149°42′W / 28.0°S 149.7°W / -28.0; -149.7
Diameter66.89 km (41.56 mi)[1]
Depth2.7 km
Colongitude150° at sunrise
FormationNectarian[2]
EponymDaniel Barringer

Barringer is a lunar impact crater that is located on the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon.[3] It is attached to the north-northeastern rim of the walled basin named Apollo,[4] and lies to the southeast of Plummer. South of Barringer, on the floor of the Apollo basin, is the crater Scobee.[5]

This formation dates to the Nectarian epoch of the lunar geologic timescale.[2] It is generally circular in form, with a slight outward bulge along the western rim. The outer rampart of ejecta spills over slightly into the Apollo basin floor, but the remainder of the rim lies in rugged irregular ground. At the midpoint is a central peak formation with a pair of tiny craters to either side: east and southwest. The remaining floor is relatively flat to the north and somewhat more irregular to the south.[6]: 106 

This crater is named after American mining engineer and geologist Daniel Barringer (1860–1929).[7] He demonstrated that the Meteor Crater in Arizona, USA is an impact crater. Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.[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 Barringer.[8]

Barringer[6]: 292  Latitude Longitude Diameter
C 26.5° S 148.8° W 19 km
Z 25.0° S 150.3° W 24 km

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Barringer". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. 1 2 Tompkins, Stefanie; Pieters, Carle M. (January 1999). "Mineralogy of the lunar crust: Results from Clementine". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 34 (1): 25–41. Bibcode:1999M&PS...34...25T. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1999.tb01729.x.
  3. ↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.
  4. ↑ Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.
  5. ↑ The crater is split across two maps:
    • "LAC 105" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
    • "LAC 106" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  6. 1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  7. ↑ Menzel, D. H.; et al. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Masursky, H.; et al. (1988). "Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature:(Committee of the Executive Committee)". Transactions of the International Astronomical Union. 20 (1): 703–708. Retrieved 2026-06-14.

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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