Difference between revisions of "De Sitter"
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| − | ''(current IAU name; formerly '''[ | + | ''(current IAU name; formerly '''[[Euctemon|Euctemon]] J''')''<br /> |
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| − | Lat: 80.1°N, Long: 39.6°E, Diam: 64 km, Depth: 3.68 km, [ | + | Lat: 80.1°N, Long: 39.6°E, Diam: 64 km, Depth: 3.68 km, [[R%C3%BCkl%205|Rükl: 5]], [[Stratigraphy|Nectarian]]<br /> |
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=De%20Sitter LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?De%20Sitter%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=De%20Sitter LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?De%20Sitter%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([ | + | ''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 1D4)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_1.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF]<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Sitter_(crater) De Sitter]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Sitter_(crater) De Sitter]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | * Depth data from [ | + | * Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths|Kurt Fisher database]] |
** Cherrington, 1969: 3.68 km | ** Cherrington, 1969: 3.68 km | ||
* Central peak height | * Central peak height | ||
| − | ** [ | + | ** [[Sekiguchi%2C%201972|Sekiguchi, 1972]]: 0.4 km "A long dyke runs through the floor in north-south direction, on whose central part, stands a central peak." <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer [[Image:fatastronomer-lg.jpg|16px|fatastronomer]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer fatastronomer]</span> |
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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
* Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_de_Sitter Willem de Sitter] (May 6, 1872 – November 20, 1934), a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He made major contributions to the field of physical cosmology. | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_de_Sitter Willem de Sitter] (May 6, 1872 – November 20, 1934), a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He made major contributions to the field of physical cosmology. | ||
| − | * The name '''[ | + | * The name '''[[Euctemon|Euctemon]] J''' was inserted into the original IAU nomenclature of ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]'' as Catalog Number 999c, where it is noted that Franz called the feature '''[[Euctemon|Euctemon]] i'''. |
| − | * The replacement name '''De Sitter''' was proposed by Arthur and Whitaker in the ''[ | + | * The replacement name '''De Sitter''' was proposed by Arthur and Whitaker in the ''[[Rectified%20Lunar%20Atlas|Rectified Lunar Atlas]]'' (1963) and approved by IAU in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XIIB|1964]]. |
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==LPOD Articles== | ==LPOD Articles== | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 15 April 2018
Contents
De Sitter
(current IAU name; formerly Euctemon J)
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Lat: 80.1°N, Long: 39.6°E, Diam: 64 km, Depth: 3.68 km, Rükl: 5, Nectarian |
Table of Contents
[#De Sitter De Sitter]
[#De Sitter-Images Images]
[#De Sitter-Maps Maps]
[#De Sitter-Description Description]
[#De Sitter-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#De Sitter-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#De Sitter-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#De Sitter-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#De Sitter-Bibliography Bibliography]
[#De Sitter-De Sitter in the Sourcebook Project (William R. Corliss) De Sitter in the Sourcebook Project (William R. Corliss)]
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Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 1D4) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Cherrington, 1969: 3.68 km
- Central peak height
- Sekiguchi, 1972: 0.4 km "A long dyke runs through the floor in north-south direction, on whose central part, stands a central peak." - fatastronomer fatastronomer
Nomenclature
- Named for Willem de Sitter (May 6, 1872 – November 20, 1934), a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He made major contributions to the field of physical cosmology.
- The name Euctemon J was inserted into the original IAU nomenclature of Named Lunar Formations as Catalog Number 999c, where it is noted that Franz called the feature Euctemon i.
- The replacement name De Sitter was proposed by Arthur and Whitaker in the Rectified Lunar Atlas (1963) and approved by IAU in 1964.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
De Sitter in the Sourcebook Project (William R. Corliss)
- In Mysterious Universe, a handbook of astronomical anomalies (1979) :
- Page 612: Was there really a Big Bang? (G.Burbidge, Nature, 1971).
- Page 670: Aether Drift Detected At Last (Michael Rowan-Robinson, Nature, 1977).
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