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=Kuiper= | =Kuiper= | ||
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| − | Lat: 9.8°S, Long: 22.7°W, Diam: 6 km, Depth: 1.55 km, [ | + | Lat: 9.8°S, Long: 22.7°W, Diam: 6 km, Depth: 1.55 km, [[R%C3%BCkl%2042|Rükl: 42]]<br /> |
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| − | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Kuiper_LO-IV-125H_LTVT.JPG [[Image:Normal_Kuiper_LO-IV-125H_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Kuiper_LO-IV-125H_LTVT.JPG]]]''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2580 LO-IV-125H]'' The streak across the middle of the frame is a defect in the development of the [[Lunar%20Orbiter|Lunar Orbiter]] film.<br /> <br /> | |
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
| − | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Kuiper LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Kuiper%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Bonpland%20E Apollo Images] Although there seems to be nothing in the LPI's Apollo Image index which shows '''Kuiper''' or '''Bonpland E''', this distinct bowl-shaped crater in '''Mare Cognitum''' <u>was</u> photographed during the mission of Apollo 16!<span class="membersnap">- | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Kuiper LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Kuiper%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Bonpland%20E Apollo Images] Although there seems to be nothing in the LPI's Apollo Image index which shows '''Kuiper''' or '''Bonpland E''', this distinct bowl-shaped crater in '''Mare Cognitum''' <u>was</u> photographed during the mission of Apollo 16!<span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Apr 4, 2010</small></span><br /> - Apollo 16's orbital ''ITEK'' Panoramic stereo-frames of '''Kuiper''' ('''Bonpland E'''):<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS16-P-5436 AS16-P-5436] shows '''Kuiper''' a little bit beyond (to the right) of the frame's centre (scroll to the right).<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS16-P-5441 AS16-P-5441] also shows '''Kuiper''' (scroll to the right, beyond the frame's centre).<br /> '''WARNING''': the LPI's so-called stereo companion of frame '''5441''' (frame [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS16-P-5346 5346]) shows a totally different part of the moon's surface!<br /> - Research Apollo 16 orbital photography and detection of error at the LPI's so-called "stereo-pair": Danny Caes<br /> <br /> |
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([ | + | ''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 76D2)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac76/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I458/ Geologic map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LM/lm76/ LM map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto76d2_1/ LTO map]<br /> Lower right corner of Chart 22 (page 57) in the ''21st Century Atlas of the Moon'' (C.A.Wood/ M.Collins).<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_(crater) Kuiper]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_(crater) Kuiper]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | * Depth data from [ | + | * Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br /> Westfall, 2000: 1.55 km<br /> Viscardy, 1985: 1.33 km |
| − | * From the shadows in LO-IV-125H, '''Kuiper''' is 1360 m deep. <span class="membersnap">- | + | * From the shadows in LO-IV-125H, '''Kuiper''' is 1360 m deep. <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span> |
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==An unnamed crater south of Kuiper?== | ==An unnamed crater south of Kuiper?== | ||
| − | There seems to be a circle-shaped formation (or rather''':''' the remains of a circle-shaped formation) south of '''Kuiper'''. See [http://the-moon.us/wiki/SLC-E5 SLC-map E5] (''System of Lunar Craters'', 1966). The ''WAC Nearside - Big Shadows'' version of the ACT-REACT Quick Map (LROC) shows just a more-or-less arc shaped system of wrinkle ridges'''...''' My investigating eyes can't detect a circle-shaped formation. <span class="membersnap">- | + | There seems to be a circle-shaped formation (or rather''':''' the remains of a circle-shaped formation) south of '''Kuiper'''. See [http://the-moon.us/wiki/SLC-E5 SLC-map E5] (''System of Lunar Craters'', 1966). The ''WAC Nearside - Big Shadows'' version of the ACT-REACT Quick Map (LROC) shows just a more-or-less arc shaped system of wrinkle ridges'''...''' My investigating eyes can't detect a circle-shaped formation. <span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Feb 18, 2017</small></span><br /> <br /> |
==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
| − | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Peter_Kuiper Gerard Peter Kuiper] (December 7, 1905 - December 23, 1973), a Dutch-American astronomer. He was blessed with an extraordinarily sharp eyesight, allowing him to see magnitude 7.5 stars with the naked eyes, about four times fainter than visible to normal eyes. Kuiper discovered two moons of planets in the solar system, namely Uranus's moon Miranda and Neptune's moon Nereid. In addition, he discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mars and the existence of a methane-laced atmosphere above Saturn's moon Titan in 1944. Kuiper also pioneered airborne infrared observing using a Convair 990 aircraft in the 1960s. Kuiper spent most of his career at the University of Chicago, but moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1960 to found the [ | + | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Peter_Kuiper Gerard Peter Kuiper] (December 7, 1905 - December 23, 1973), a Dutch-American astronomer. He was blessed with an extraordinarily sharp eyesight, allowing him to see magnitude 7.5 stars with the naked eyes, about four times fainter than visible to normal eyes. Kuiper discovered two moons of planets in the solar system, namely Uranus's moon Miranda and Neptune's moon Nereid. In addition, he discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mars and the existence of a methane-laced atmosphere above Saturn's moon Titan in 1944. Kuiper also pioneered airborne infrared observing using a Convair 990 aircraft in the 1960s. Kuiper spent most of his career at the University of Chicago, but moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1960 to found the [[Lunar%20%26%20Planetary%20Laboratory%20Catalog%20of%20Lunar%20Craters|Lunar and Planetary Laboratory]] at the University of Arizona. In the 1960s, Kuiper helped identify landing sites on the Moon for the Apollo program. The Kuiper belt, Asteroid 1776 Kuiper, the Kuiper crater on the Moon, craters on Mars and Mercury, and the now-decommissioned Kuiper Airborne Observatory were named in his honor. Click [[Gerard%20Kuiper|here]] for an extended description of his lunar work. |
| − | * This replacement name for a formerly [ | + | * This replacement name for a formerly [[lettered%20crater|lettered crater]] was introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto76d2_1/ LTO-76D2] (for which it served as the chart title). <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span> |
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==LPOD Articles== | ==LPOD Articles== | ||
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* Page 119: '''A review of some ALPO Venus studies''' (Dale P. Cruikshank, ''Strolling Astronomer'', 1963). | * Page 119: '''A review of some ALPO Venus studies''' (Dale P. Cruikshank, ''Strolling Astronomer'', 1963). | ||
* Page 135: '''Venus breathes in steady fashion''' (New Scientist, 1973). | * Page 135: '''Venus breathes in steady fashion''' (New Scientist, 1973). | ||
| − | <u>Note</u>:<br /> It's a bit strange to come across Kuiper in VENUS-related articles. One should expect the appearance of his name in lots of moon articles. I went through all 701 pages of ''Mysterious Universe'', but... detected Kuiper on only two pages... <span class="membersnap">- | + | <u>Note</u>:<br /> It's a bit strange to come across Kuiper in VENUS-related articles. One should expect the appearance of his name in lots of moon articles. I went through all 701 pages of ''Mysterious Universe'', but... detected Kuiper on only two pages... <span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Apr 26, 2015</small></span><br /> |
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Latest revision as of 01:56, 16 April 2018
Contents
Kuiper
(formerly Bonpland E)
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Lat: 9.8°S, Long: 22.7°W, Diam: 6 km, Depth: 1.55 km, Rükl: 42 |
LO-IV-125H The streak across the middle of the frame is a defect in the development of the Lunar Orbiter film.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images Although there seems to be nothing in the LPI's Apollo Image index which shows Kuiper or Bonpland E, this distinct bowl-shaped crater in Mare Cognitum was photographed during the mission of Apollo 16!- DannyCaes Apr 4, 2010
- Apollo 16's orbital ITEK Panoramic stereo-frames of Kuiper (Bonpland E):
AS16-P-5436 shows Kuiper a little bit beyond (to the right) of the frame's centre (scroll to the right).
AS16-P-5441 also shows Kuiper (scroll to the right, beyond the frame's centre).
WARNING: the LPI's so-called stereo companion of frame 5441 (frame 5346) shows a totally different part of the moon's surface!
- Research Apollo 16 orbital photography and detection of error at the LPI's so-called "stereo-pair": Danny Caes
Maps
(LAC zone 76D2) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map
Lower right corner of Chart 22 (page 57) in the 21st Century Atlas of the Moon (C.A.Wood/ M.Collins).
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
Westfall, 2000: 1.55 km
Viscardy, 1985: 1.33 km - From the shadows in LO-IV-125H, Kuiper is 1360 m deep. - Jim Mosher
An unnamed crater south of Kuiper?
There seems to be a circle-shaped formation (or rather: the remains of a circle-shaped formation) south of Kuiper. See SLC-map E5 (System of Lunar Craters, 1966). The WAC Nearside - Big Shadows version of the ACT-REACT Quick Map (LROC) shows just a more-or-less arc shaped system of wrinkle ridges... My investigating eyes can't detect a circle-shaped formation. - DannyCaes Feb 18, 2017
Nomenclature
- Named for Gerard Peter Kuiper (December 7, 1905 - December 23, 1973), a Dutch-American astronomer. He was blessed with an extraordinarily sharp eyesight, allowing him to see magnitude 7.5 stars with the naked eyes, about four times fainter than visible to normal eyes. Kuiper discovered two moons of planets in the solar system, namely Uranus's moon Miranda and Neptune's moon Nereid. In addition, he discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mars and the existence of a methane-laced atmosphere above Saturn's moon Titan in 1944. Kuiper also pioneered airborne infrared observing using a Convair 990 aircraft in the 1960s. Kuiper spent most of his career at the University of Chicago, but moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1960 to found the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona. In the 1960s, Kuiper helped identify landing sites on the Moon for the Apollo program. The Kuiper belt, Asteroid 1776 Kuiper, the Kuiper crater on the Moon, craters on Mars and Mercury, and the now-decommissioned Kuiper Airborne Observatory were named in his honor. Click here for an extended description of his lunar work.
- This replacement name for a formerly lettered crater was introduced on LTO-76D2 (for which it served as the chart title). - Jim Mosher
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
National Geographic february 1969: Moon Men (Gerard P. Kuiper: page 212, lower left photograph, with Ewen A. Whitaker and Robert Strom).
Gerard P. Kuiper in the Sourcebook Project (William R. Corliss)
- In Mysterious Universe, a handbook of astronomical anomalies (1979) :
(articles in which Kuiper is mentioned)
- Page 119: A review of some ALPO Venus studies (Dale P. Cruikshank, Strolling Astronomer, 1963).
- Page 135: Venus breathes in steady fashion (New Scientist, 1973).
Note:
It's a bit strange to come across Kuiper in VENUS-related articles. One should expect the appearance of his name in lots of moon articles. I went through all 701 pages of Mysterious Universe, but... detected Kuiper on only two pages... - DannyCaes Apr 26, 2015
