Bingham (crater)

Bingham
Apollo 16 Mapping camera image
Coordinates8°01′N 115°03′E / 8.02°N 115.05°E / 8.02; 115.05
Diameter34.99 km (21.74 mi)[1]
DepthUnknown
Colongitude235° at sunrise
EponymHiram Bingham III

Bingham is a small lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, relative to the Earth. It lies just to the southeast of the much larger crater Lobachevskiy,[2] and the northwestern part of the rim of Bingham is partly overlaid by ejecta from Lobachevsky. To the northeast of Bingham is the crater Guyot, and a little over a crater diameter to the south-southeast is Katchalsky.[3] This is a roughly circular crater formation with a slight outward bulge along the southeastern side. The interior is irregular, with a ridge-like rise running from the northwest inner wall to the southeast.[4]: 65 

This crater is named after the American academic, explorer and politician Hiram Bingham III (1875-1956). Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1]

Satellite craters

Bingham and its satellite crater Bingham H

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Bingham.[5]

Bingham[4]: 293  Latitude Longitude Diameter
H 7.5° N 116.2° E 26 km

Bingham, along with another crater, Viviani, was referenced in the Midsomer Murders season 14 episode 'Dark Secrets'.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bingham". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.
  3. ↑ "LAC 65" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
  4. 1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  5. ↑ 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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