Cameron (crater)

Cameron
Apollo 15 mapping camera image
Coordinates6°12′N 45°54′E / 6.2°N 45.9°E / 6.2; 45.9
Diameter10.91 km (6.78 mi)[1]
Colongitude314° at sunrise
EponymRobert C. Cameron

Cameron is a small lunar impact crater that lies across the northwest rim of the crater Taruntius. This formation is circular and cup-shaped, with no particular distinguishing features.[2]

Previously designated Taruntius C,[3] this crater was named after American astronomer Robert Curry Cameron (1925-1972),[1] by his wife, lunar specialist Winifred Cameron.[4] Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cameron". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Hirshfeld, Alan. "Winifred S. Cameron (1918 - 2016)". aas.org. American Astronomical Society. Archived from the original on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2019-05-26.

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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