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| − | + | [[Image:Epimenides-iv_136_h2.jpg|external image Epimenides-iv_136_h2.jpg]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-32 Lunar Orbiter IV]''<br /> <br /> | |
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Epimenides LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Epimenides%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Epimenides Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Epimenides LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Epimenides%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Epimenides Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([ | + | ''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 111D2)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac111/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I824/ Geologic map]<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimenides_(crater) Epimenides]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimenides_(crater) Epimenides]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | Depth data from [ | + | Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br /> |
* Westfall, 2000: 2.37 km | * Westfall, 2000: 2.37 km | ||
* Viscardy, 1985: 2 km | * Viscardy, 1985: 2 km | ||
| − | * Satellite crater Epimenides A is on the [ | + | * Satellite crater Epimenides A is on the [[ALPO%20list%20of%20banded%20craters|ALPO list of banded craters]] |
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==Clair-Obscur phenomenon== | ==Clair-Obscur phenomenon== | ||
| − | When the morning terminator runs at 24° west, one could observe a curious clair-obscur effect between '''Epimenides''' and '''Lacus Timoris'''.<br /> It (the clair-obscur effect) looks like an equilateral triangle made of three bright starlike dots. <span class="membersnap">- | + | When the morning terminator runs at 24° west, one could observe a curious clair-obscur effect between '''Epimenides''' and '''Lacus Timoris'''.<br /> It (the clair-obscur effect) looks like an equilateral triangle made of three bright starlike dots. <span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Nov 18, 2007</small></span><br /> <br /> |
==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimenides Epimenides] of Knossos (Crete) was a semi-mythical 6th century BC Greek seer and philosopher-poet, who is said to have fallen asleep for fifty-seven years in a Cretian cave sacred to Zeus, after which he reportedly awoke with the gift of prophecy.<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimenides Epimenides] of Knossos (Crete) was a semi-mythical 6th century BC Greek seer and philosopher-poet, who is said to have fallen asleep for fifty-seven years in a Cretian cave sacred to Zeus, after which he reportedly awoke with the gift of prophecy.<br /> <br /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:48, 16 April 2018
Contents
Epimenides
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Lat: 40.9°S, Long: 30.2°W, Diam: 27 km, Depth: 2.37 km, Rükl: 63 |
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Maps
(LAC zone 111D2) LAC map Geologic map
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 2.37 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 2 km
- Satellite crater Epimenides A is on the ALPO list of banded craters
Clair-Obscur phenomenon
When the morning terminator runs at 24° west, one could observe a curious clair-obscur effect between Epimenides and Lacus Timoris.
It (the clair-obscur effect) looks like an equilateral triangle made of three bright starlike dots. - DannyCaes Nov 18, 2007
Nomenclature
Epimenides of Knossos (Crete) was a semi-mythical 6th century BC Greek seer and philosopher-poet, who is said to have fallen asleep for fifty-seven years in a Cretian cave sacred to Zeus, after which he reportedly awoke with the gift of prophecy.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
