Kundt (crater)

Kundt
Apollo 16 image
Coordinates11°30′S 11°30′W / 11.5°S 11.5°W / -11.5; -11.5
Diameter15 km
Depth1.96[1] km
Colongitude12° at sunrise
EponymAugust Kundt
Lunar Orbiter 4 image

Kundt is a small, bowl-shaped lunar impact crater in the northern section of the Mare Nubium. It was named after the German physicist August Kundt.[2] Prior to that it was designated Guericke C.[3] It has a raised rim and is not significantly worn due to impact erosion. This crater lies part way between Guericke to the west and Davy in the east.

References

  1. ↑ Croft, S. K. (1978). Lunar crater volumes: Interpretation by models of impact cratering and upper crustal structure. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 9th, Houston, Tex., March 13-17, 1978, Proceedings (A79-39253 16-91). Vol. 3. New York: Pergamon Press, Inc. p. 3711–3733. Bibcode:1978LPSC....9.3711C.
  2. ↑ "Kundt (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  3. ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.

Sources

  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Kundt (crater) at Wikimedia Commons
  • Kundt at The Moon Wiki
  • LTO-76C2 Guericke — L&PI topographic map