Born (crater)

Born
Apollo 15 Mapping Camera image
Coordinates6°00′S 66°48′E / 6.0°S 66.8°E / -6.0; 66.8
Diameter15.07 km (9.36 mi)[1]
DepthUnknown
Colongitude354° at sunrise
EponymMax Born
Oblique view of Born from Apollo 8

Born is a small lunar impact crater located near the eastern edge of the Moon, to the northeast of the prominent crater Langrenus.[2] This crater is circular and generally cup-shaped, with dark patches stretching from the midpoint toward the northeastern rim. It is otherwise undistinguished.

This crater is named after German physicist Max Born (1882-1970), the 1954 Nobel laurette in physics with Walther Bothe. Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979.[1] This feature was formerly identified as Maclaurin Y,[3] a satellite feature of Maclaurin crater which lies to the north.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Born". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. 1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  3. ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 54. 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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