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| − | <div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Clerke Clerke]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Images Images]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Maps Maps]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 3em">[#Clerke-Description-Wikipedia Wikipedia]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Nomenclature Nomenclature]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Bibliography Bibliography]</div></div>[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Clerke_AS17-M-1501_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_Clerke_AS17-M-1501_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Clerke_AS17-M-1501_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2464 AS17-M-1501]'' Because the camera was to the south of this crater, its small flat bottom (which looks to be only about 1 km in diameter) is displaced from the center by perspective. The nearby rilles are part of [http://the-moon. | + | <div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Clerke Clerke]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Images Images]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Maps Maps]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 3em">[#Clerke-Description-Wikipedia Wikipedia]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Nomenclature Nomenclature]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Clerke-Bibliography Bibliography]</div></div>[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Clerke_AS17-M-1501_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_Clerke_AS17-M-1501_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Clerke_AS17-M-1501_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2464 AS17-M-1501]'' Because the camera was to the south of this crater, its small flat bottom (which looks to be only about 1 km in diameter) is displaced from the center by perspective. The nearby rilles are part of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Rimae%20Littrow Rimae Littrow].<br /> <br /> |
==Images== | ==Images== | ||
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Clerke LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Clerke%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Littrow%20B Apollo Images]<br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Clerke LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Clerke%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Littrow%20B Apollo Images]<br /> | ||
| − | * Lunar Orbiter 5's frames [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?5066 066], 067, 068, and 069 are four photographs of '''Clerke''' and environs ([http://the-moon. | + | * Lunar Orbiter 5's frames [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?5066 066], 067, 068, and 069 are four photographs of '''Clerke''' and environs ([http://the-moon.us/wiki/Rimae%20Littrow Rimae Littrow], up to [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Dorsa%20Aldrovandi Dorsa Aldrovandi]). |
* Apollo 17's orbital panoramic ''ITEK''-camera frames [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS17-P-2311 AS17-P-2311] and [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS17-P-2316 2316] show '''Clerke''' during local morning illumination (on both frames scroll to the right). | * Apollo 17's orbital panoramic ''ITEK''-camera frames [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS17-P-2311 AS17-P-2311] and [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS17-P-2316 2316] show '''Clerke''' during local morning illumination (on both frames scroll to the right). | ||
* Apollo 17's orbital color ''Hasselblad'' photograph [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS17-151-23217 AS17-151-23217] shows the inner slopes of '''Clerke'''. | * Apollo 17's orbital color ''Hasselblad'' photograph [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS17-151-23217 AS17-151-23217] shows the inner slopes of '''Clerke'''. | ||
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==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([http://the-moon. | + | ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 42C2)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac42/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I489/ Geologic map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LM/lm42/ LM map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto42c2_1/ LTO map]<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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* IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1242 Clerke] | * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1242 Clerke] | ||
| − | * Depth data from [http://the-moon. | + | * Depth data from [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database] |
** Westfall, 2000: 1.44 km | ** Westfall, 2000: 1.44 km | ||
** Viscardy, 1985: 1.43 km | ** Viscardy, 1985: 1.43 km | ||
* The shadow in AS17-M-1501 indicates a depth of about 1600 m, increasing to the north. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span> | * The shadow in AS17-M-1501 indicates a depth of about 1600 m, increasing to the north. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span> | ||
| − | * Included in [http://the-moon. | + | * Included in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/ALPO%20list%20of%20bright%20ray%20craters ALPO list of bright ray craters] |
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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
| − | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Mary_Clerke Agnes Mary Clerke] (February 10, 1842 – January 20, 1907), an astronomer and writer, mainly in the field of astronomy. She achieved a world-wide reputation in 1885, on the appearance of her exhaustive treatise, ''A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century''. In 1903 she was elected an honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society, a rank previously held only by two other women, [http://the-moon. | + | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Mary_Clerke Agnes Mary Clerke] (February 10, 1842 – January 20, 1907), an astronomer and writer, mainly in the field of astronomy. She achieved a world-wide reputation in 1885, on the appearance of her exhaustive treatise, ''A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century''. In 1903 she was elected an honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society, a rank previously held only by two other women, [http://the-moon.us/wiki/C.%20Herschel Caroline Herschel] and [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Somerville Mary Somerville]. Her sister, Ellen Mary Clerke (1840–1906), also wrote about astronomy. |
| − | * This replacement name for a formerly [http://the-moon. | + | * This replacement name for a formerly [http://the-moon.us/wiki/lettered%20crater lettered crater] was introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto42c2_1/ LTO-42C2] (for which it served as the chart title). It appears in the cumulative list of approved names in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions%20XVB IAU Transactions XVB] (1973). Since it does not appear in any prior [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions IAU Transactions], it was probably approved at the 1973 meeting. Biographical information was unofficially reported in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Ashbrook%2C%201974 Ashbrook, 1974]. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span> |
| − | * List of features named for [http://the-moon. | + | * List of features named for [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Nomenclature-Women women]. |
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==LPOD Articles== | ==LPOD Articles== | ||
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Something to investigate...<br /> On page 224 of ''Mysterious Universe, a handbook of astronomical anomalies'' (William R. Corliss, ''The Sourcebook Project'', 1979), a certain '''Clerke''' is mentioned in the article '''Lights in the Moon''' (C. Stanley Ogilvy, ''Popular Astronomy'', 1949). Now, is (or was) this '''Clerke''' perhaps '''Agnes Mary Clerke'''? (or maybe '''Ellen Mary Clerke'''?). <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes [[Image:DannyCaes-lg.jpg|16px|DannyCaes]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes DannyCaes] <small>Apr 21, 2015</small></span><br /> | Something to investigate...<br /> On page 224 of ''Mysterious Universe, a handbook of astronomical anomalies'' (William R. Corliss, ''The Sourcebook Project'', 1979), a certain '''Clerke''' is mentioned in the article '''Lights in the Moon''' (C. Stanley Ogilvy, ''Popular Astronomy'', 1949). Now, is (or was) this '''Clerke''' perhaps '''Agnes Mary Clerke'''? (or maybe '''Ellen Mary Clerke'''?). <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes [[Image:DannyCaes-lg.jpg|16px|DannyCaes]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes DannyCaes] <small>Apr 21, 2015</small></span><br /> | ||
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Revision as of 20:11, 11 April 2018
Contents
Clerke
(formerly Littrow B)
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Lat: 21.68°N, Long: 29.79°E, Diam: 6.66 km, Depth: 1.44 km, Rükl: 25 |
Table of Contents
[#Clerke Clerke]
[#Clerke-Images Images]
[#Clerke-Maps Maps]
[#Clerke-Description Description]
[#Clerke-Description-Wikipedia Wikipedia]
[#Clerke-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Clerke-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Clerke-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Clerke-Bibliography Bibliography]
AS17-M-1501 Because the camera was to the south of this crater, its small flat bottom (which looks to be only about 1 km in diameter) is displaced from the center by perspective. The nearby rilles are part of Rimae Littrow.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
- Lunar Orbiter 5's frames 066, 067, 068, and 069 are four photographs of Clerke and environs (Rimae Littrow, up to Dorsa Aldrovandi).
- Apollo 17's orbital panoramic ITEK-camera frames AS17-P-2311 and 2316 show Clerke during local morning illumination (on both frames scroll to the right).
- Apollo 17's orbital color Hasselblad photograph AS17-151-23217 shows the inner slopes of Clerke.
- Additional research Lunar Orbiter and Apollo photography: Danny Caes
Maps
(LAC zone 42C2) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map
Description
Wikipedia
Additional Information
- IAU page: Clerke
- Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 1.44 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 1.43 km
- The shadow in AS17-M-1501 indicates a depth of about 1600 m, increasing to the north. - JimMosher JimMosher
- Included in ALPO list of bright ray craters
Nomenclature
- Named for Agnes Mary Clerke (February 10, 1842 – January 20, 1907), an astronomer and writer, mainly in the field of astronomy. She achieved a world-wide reputation in 1885, on the appearance of her exhaustive treatise, A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century. In 1903 she was elected an honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society, a rank previously held only by two other women, Caroline Herschel and Mary Somerville. Her sister, Ellen Mary Clerke (1840–1906), also wrote about astronomy.
- This replacement name for a formerly lettered crater was introduced on LTO-42C2 (for which it served as the chart title). It appears in the cumulative list of approved names in IAU Transactions XVB (1973). Since it does not appear in any prior IAU Transactions, it was probably approved at the 1973 meeting. Biographical information was unofficially reported in Ashbrook, 1974. - JimMosher JimMosher
- List of features named for women.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
Something to investigate...
On page 224 of Mysterious Universe, a handbook of astronomical anomalies (William R. Corliss, The Sourcebook Project, 1979), a certain Clerke is mentioned in the article Lights in the Moon (C. Stanley Ogilvy, Popular Astronomy, 1949). Now, is (or was) this Clerke perhaps Agnes Mary Clerke? (or maybe Ellen Mary Clerke?). - DannyCaes DannyCaes Apr 21, 2015
Named Featues -- Prev: Cleostratus -- Next: Dorsum Cloos
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