Chladni (crater)

Chladni
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates4°00′N 1°06′E / 4.0°N 1.1°E / 4.0; 1.1
Diameter13.07 km (8.12 mi)[1]
Depth2.63 km (1.63 mi)[2]
Colongitude359° at sunrise
EponymErnst Chladni

Chladni is a small lunar impact crater that lies near the northwest edge of Sinus Medii, in the central part of the Moon. Due east of Chladni is the larger Triesnecker.[3]

The rim of the crater is roughly circular, and there is a small central floor at the midpoint of the sloping inner walls. This feature has a higher albedo than the surrounding terrain. It is connected by a low ridge to the rim of the crater Murchison, which lies to the northwest.[4]

The crater is named for German physicist and musician Ernst Chladni (1756-1827).[1] In 1794, he wrote the first book on meteorites.[5] During the 19th century, his name was included in the lunar nomenclature of Wilhelm G. Lohrmann.[6] Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chladni". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Pike, R. J. (September 1976). "Crater Dimensions from Apollo Data and Supplemental Sources". The Moon. 15 (3–4): 463–477. Bibcode:1976Moon...15..463P. doi:10.1007/BF00562253.
  3. ↑ Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
  4. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  5. ↑ McSween, Harry Y. (1999). Meteorites and Their Parent Planets (2nd ed.). Cambridge [u.a.]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-58303-9.
  6. ↑ Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. p. 116, 224. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.

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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