Delporte (crater)

Delporte
Crater Delporte as seen by the mapping camera of Apollo 15
Coordinates15°53′S 121°33′E / 15.89°S 121.55°E / -15.89; 121.55
Diameter42.5 km (26.4 mi)[1]
Depth4.0 km (2.5 mi)[2][3]
Colongitude240° at sunrise
EponymEugène Delporte
Oblique view from Apollo 17 Panoramic Camera

Delporte is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.[4] It overlies part of the northwestern rim of the huge walled plain called Fermi, and the crater Litke is nearly attached to the southeastern rim.[5]

On the lunar geologic timescale, this formation dates to the Late Imbrian period.[5] The rim of this crater is only marginally worn, although it is not quite circular and the edge is somewhat uneven. There is a shelf running along the northern inner wall. At the midpoint is a central ridge that extends to the northward.[6]

The crater is named after Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882-1955).[7] Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Delporte". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  2. ↑ "LTO-83C4 Delporte". Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (LTO) Series. Defense Mapping Agency. Retrieved 2026-05-15. Scale: 1:250,000.
  3. ↑ "LTO-101B1 Litke". Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (LTO) Series. Defense Mapping Agency. Retrieved 2026-05-15. Scale: 1:250,000.
  4. ↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.
  5. 1 2 Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. p. 25–26. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.
  6. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  7. ↑ 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.

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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