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| − | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Townley_LO-IV-184H_LTVT.JPG [[Image: | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Townley_LO-IV-184H_LTVT.JPG [[Image:Normal_Townley_LO-IV-184H_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Townley_LO-IV-184H_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2558 LO-IV-184H]'' '''Townley''' is at the top. In the lower right, the 5-km circular crater [[Petit|Petit]] (along with another smaller crater) lies on the southwest flank of the unnamed irregular depression on the northwestern shore of [[Mare%20Spumans|Mare Spumans]].<br /> <br /> |
==Images== | ==Images== | ||
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Townley LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Townley%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Apollonius%20G Apollo Images]<br /> - Lunar Orbiter 1's Frame [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?1029 029] shows '''Townley''' (near upper right corner), '''Condon''' (left of photograph's centre), '''Webb''' (near lower left corner), and bright '''Petit''' (south of Townley).<br /> - For an oblique northward look at '''Townley''' and its dark floor, and the bright ray-craterlet '''Petit''' (during high solar illumination) scroll all the way toward the right margin of Apollo 16's orbital ''ITEK''-panoramic frame [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS16-P-5168 AS16-P-5168].<br /> - Additional research Lunar Orbiter and Apollo photographs: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Townley LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Townley%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Apollonius%20G Apollo Images]<br /> - Lunar Orbiter 1's Frame [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?1029 029] shows '''Townley''' (near upper right corner), '''Condon''' (left of photograph's centre), '''Webb''' (near lower left corner), and bright '''Petit''' (south of Townley).<br /> - For an oblique northward look at '''Townley''' and its dark floor, and the bright ray-craterlet '''Petit''' (during high solar illumination) scroll all the way toward the right margin of Apollo 16's orbital ''ITEK''-panoramic frame [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS16-P-5168 AS16-P-5168].<br /> - Additional research Lunar Orbiter and Apollo photographs: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townley_(crater) Townley]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townley_(crater) Townley]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher% | + | Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br /> |
* Westfall, 2000: 1.87 km | * Westfall, 2000: 1.87 km | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:19, 16 April 2018
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Townley
(formerly Apollonius G)
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Lat: 3.4°N, Long: 63.3°E, Diam: 18 km, Depth: 1.87 km, Rükl: 38 |
LO-IV-184H Townley is at the top. In the lower right, the 5-km circular crater Petit (along with another smaller crater) lies on the southwest flank of the unnamed irregular depression on the northwestern shore of Mare Spumans.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
- Lunar Orbiter 1's Frame 029 shows Townley (near upper right corner), Condon (left of photograph's centre), Webb (near lower left corner), and bright Petit (south of Townley).
- For an oblique northward look at Townley and its dark floor, and the bright ray-craterlet Petit (during high solar illumination) scroll all the way toward the right margin of Apollo 16's orbital ITEK-panoramic frame AS16-P-5168.
- Additional research Lunar Orbiter and Apollo photographs: Danny Caes
Maps
(LAC zone 62C4) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 1.87 km
Nomenclature
Sidney Dean; American astronomer (1867-1946).
- This replacement name for a formerly lettered crater was introduced on LTO-62C4. - Jim Mosher
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings (Harold Hill), page 25 (Mare Spumans).
