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| − | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Sheepshanks_LO-IV-104H_LTVT.JPG [[Image: | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Sheepshanks_LO-IV-104H_LTVT.JPG [[Image:Normal_Sheepshanks_LO-IV-104H_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Sheepshanks_LO-IV-104H_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2483 LO-IV-104H]'' '''Sheepshanks''' is to the lower right of center. The larger crater (with the central peak) to the northwest of '''Sheepshanks''' is '''[[C.%20Mayer|C. Mayer]] B''', with circular '''[[C.%20Mayer|C. Mayer]] E''' above that. The 7-km crater near the right margin is '''Sheepshanks A'''.<br /> <br /> |
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Sheepshanks LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Sheepshanks%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Sheepshanks LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Sheepshanks%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheepshanks_(crater) Sheepshanks]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheepshanks_(crater) Sheepshanks]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher% | + | Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br /> |
* Westfall, 2000: 3.85 km | * Westfall, 2000: 3.85 km | ||
* Viscardy, 1985: 1.99 km | * Viscardy, 1985: 1.99 km | ||
Latest revision as of 03:17, 16 April 2018
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Lat: 59.2°N, Long: 16.9°E, Diam: 25 km, Depth: 3.85 km, Rükl: 5, Upper Imbrian |
LO-IV-104H Sheepshanks is to the lower right of center. The larger crater (with the central peak) to the northwest of Sheepshanks is C. Mayer B, with circular C. Mayer E above that. The 7-km crater near the right margin is Sheepshanks A.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 13A4) LAC map Geologic map
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 3.85 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 1.99 km
- Judging from the shadow in LO-IV-104H, the east wall of Sheepshanks is up to 2800 m above the floor. - Jim Mosher
- TSI = 5, CPI = 5, FI = 10; MI =20 Smith and Sanchez, 1973
Nomenclature
- Anne Sheepshanks; British benefactor (1789-1876).
- Anne was the sister of Richard Sheepshanks, a prominent British astronomer (for whom the crater and its satellite features are not named). After Richard's death, Anne contributed funds to the Cambridge University Observatory, which they used to purchase a modern telescope, also named in her honor. - Jim Mosher
- List of features named for women.
LPOD Articles
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