Berlage (crater)

Berlage
LRO image
Coordinates63°02′S 163°37′W / 63.04°S 163.61°W / -63.04; -163.61
Diameter93.75 km (58.25 mi)[1]
DepthUnknown
Colongitude166° at sunrise
FormationPre-Nectarian[2]
EponymHendrik P. Berlage

Berlage is an old lunar impact crater that lies in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon.[3] The smaller crater Bellinsgauzen is attached to its northern rim, and Cabannes is less than one crater diameter to the northwest. To the east-northeast of Berlage is Lemaître.[4]

On the lunar geologic timescale, Berlage dates to the Pre-Nectarian period.[2] This formation is unusual for the high density of small impact craters that lie across the interior and along the rim, especially in the northern half. The crater is heavily eroded, and the original features have been worn down with the passage of time. A combination of three small craters lie across the northern rim, at the eastern edge of the rim where Berlage is joined to Bellinsgauzen.[5]: 133 

This crater is named after Dutch geophysicist and meteorologist Hendrik P. Berlage (1896–1968),[6] who was an expert on the Southern Oscillation climate phenomenon.[7] Its designation was formally 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 Berlage.[8]

Berlage[5]: 293  Coordinates Diameter
R 64°05′S 167°31′W / 64.09°S 167.52°W / -64.09; -167.52 (Berlage R) 27 km

References

  1. 1 2 "Berlage". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. 1 2 Moriarty, D. P.; Pieters, C. M. (March 2018). "The Character of South Pole-Aitken Basin: Patterns of Surface and Subsurface Composition". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 123 (3): 729–747. Bibcode:2018JGRE..123..729M. doi:10.1002/2017JE005364.
  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. 72. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.
  5. 1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Hendrik Petrus Berlage, 1896-1968" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 49 (7): 747. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  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.

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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