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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/displayimage.php?pid=1569&fullsize=1 [[Image:Normal_de-Sitter-LO-5-080-h3.jpg|external image normal_de-Sitter-LO-5-080-h3.jpg]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1569 LO4-080-h3]''<br /> <br /> | |
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
[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">- 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== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:10, 16 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 |
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
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).
