Rutherford (lunar crater)
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| Coordinates | 10°42′N 137°00′E / 10.7°N 137.0°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 13 km |
| Colongitude | 223° at sunrise |
| Formation | Copernican[1] |
| Eponym | Ernest Rutherford |
Rutherford is a small lunar impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side. It was named after New Zealand-British physicist and Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford.[2] It is located just to the north-northwest of Mendeleev, a huge walled plain. To the east of Rutherford is the equally diminutive crater Glauber, and to the west-northwest lies Hoffmeister.
On the lunar geologic time scale, this formation dates to the Copernican period.[1] The crater has a roughly pear-shaped outline, with an elongated section at the north-northwestern end. The rim edge is well-defined and the inner walls are simple slopes that run down to the small interior floor.
References
- 1 2 Sampson, E. A.; Lee, P. (March 2025). Geology of Clavius Crater, Moon: Outstanding Features for Lunar Science and Human Exploration. 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held 10-14 March, 2025 at The Woodlands, Texas and Virtually. LPI Contribution No. 3090. Vol. 2025. id. 1277. Bibcode:2025LPICo3090.1277S.
- ↑ "Rutherford (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
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