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'''Left:''' ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/file/detail/degerlache-large.jpg Annotated]'' image showing a general view of the [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/South%20Pole South Pole] region (click for larger view).<br /> '''Right:''' Portion of a [http://www.diviner.ucla.edu/gallery/figure_5_full_res.jpg larger image] available [http://www.diviner.ucla.edu/blog/?p=123 here] from the ''[http://www.diviner.ucla.edu/index.html DIVINER Lunar Radiometer Experiment]'' webpage.<br /> <div id="toc">
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'''Left:''' ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/file/detail/degerlache-large.jpg Annotated]'' image showing a general view of the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/South%20Pole South Pole] region (click for larger view).<br /> '''Right:''' Portion of a [http://www.diviner.ucla.edu/gallery/figure_5_full_res.jpg larger image] available [http://www.diviner.ucla.edu/blog/?p=123 here] from the ''[http://www.diviner.ucla.edu/index.html DIVINER Lunar Radiometer Experiment]'' webpage.<br /> <div id="toc">
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<div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Faustini - and Malinkin in it Faustini - and Malinkin in it]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Faustini - and Malinkin in it-Images Images]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Faustini - and Malinkin in it-Maps Maps]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Faustini - and Malinkin in it-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 3em">[#Faustini - and Malinkin in it-Description-Wikipedia Wikipedia]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Faustini - and Malinkin in it-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Faustini - and Malinkin in it-Nomenclature Nomenclature]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Faustini - and Malinkin in it-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Faustini - and Malinkin in it-Bibliography Bibliography]</div></div>
 
 
==Images==
 
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* [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Faustini LPOD Photo Gallery] * [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Faustini%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]
 
* [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Faustini LPOD Photo Gallery] * [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Faustini%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]
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* Earth-based radar view by ''[http://www.lpod.org/?m=20061107 Campbell et al.]'': In the LPOD image from which this has been cropped, the Earth-based radar data was re-mapped to a north-up aerial view. '''Faustini''' is the crater labeled '''Fa'''. The one labeled '''Sh''' is [/Shoemaker Shoemaker]. [/Shackleton Shackleton], the IAU-named feature closest to the Moon's South Pole, is in the lower left, with only its lower rim illuminated by the radar waves.
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* Earth-based radar view by ''[http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/November_7,_2006 Campbell et al.]'': In the LPOD image from which this has been cropped, the Earth-based radar data was re-mapped to a north-up aerial view. '''Faustini''' is the crater labeled '''Fa'''. The one labeled '''Sh''' is [[Shoemaker|Shoemaker]]. [[Shackleton|Shackleton]], the IAU-named feature closest to the Moon's South Pole, is in the lower left, with only its lower rim illuminated by the radar waves.
 
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''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 144D1)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_144.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF]<br /> <br />  
 
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* IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1919 Faustini]
 
* IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1919 Faustini]
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* The floor of '''Faustini''' appears to be a prime target for the 2009 impact of the [/Lunar%20Missions LCROSS] spacecraft, and is the subject of several ground-based [http://ltvt.wikispaces.com/LCROSS training exercises] for imaging the area.
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* The floor of '''Faustini''' appears to be a prime target for the 2009 impact of the [[Lunar%20Missions|LCROSS]] spacecraft, and is the subject of several ground-based [http://ltvt.wikispaces.com/LCROSS training exercises] for imaging the area.
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* In Earth-based observations, '''Faustini''' is most easily located by reference to the distinctive keyhole-shaped crater '''[/Malapert Malapert] E'''. When visible on the lunar disk, '''Faustini''' can be found between '''[/Malapert Malapert] E''' and the limb, sometimes a little to the left or right of it depending on the [/librations librations]. See Ewen Whitaker's sketch-map of the lunar [/Whitaker%2C%201954 south pole] (where '''Faustini''' was labeled '''R3''' for "Ring 3").
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* In Earth-based observations, '''Faustini''' is most easily located by reference to the distinctive keyhole-shaped crater '''[[Malapert|Malapert]] E'''. When visible on the lunar disk, '''Faustini''' can be found between '''[[Malapert|Malapert]] E''' and the limb, sometimes a little to the left or right of it depending on the [[librations|librations]]. See Ewen Whitaker's sketch-map of the lunar [[Whitaker%2C%201954|south pole]] (where '''Faustini''' was labeled '''R3''' for "Ring 3").
 
* The longitudes of features near the Moon's poles are poorly determined because (as on Earth) a small movement in kilometers at the pole can translate into as much as a 360° change in longitude.
 
* The longitudes of features near the Moon's poles are poorly determined because (as on Earth) a small movement in kilometers at the pole can translate into as much as a 360° change in longitude.
 
* Possibly better [http://ltvt.wikispaces.com/Faustini selenographic parameters] for '''Faustini''' than the official IAU ones given in the title line are: 87.22°S, 84.87°E, 41.5 km diameter. The rim of '''Faustini''' partially straddles the mean limb seen from Earth, but is mostly on the Earthward side.
 
* Possibly better [http://ltvt.wikispaces.com/Faustini selenographic parameters] for '''Faustini''' than the official IAU ones given in the title line are: 87.22°S, 84.87°E, 41.5 km diameter. The rim of '''Faustini''' partially straddles the mean limb seen from Earth, but is mostly on the Earthward side.
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* Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldo_Faustini Arnaldo Faustini] (1874-1944), an Italian polar geographer.
 
* Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldo_Faustini Arnaldo Faustini] (1874-1944), an Italian polar geographer.
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* This name was proposed to the [/IAU IAU] by amateurs as part of their [/Luna%20Incognita Luna Incognita] project to fill in areas left blank on the [/Lunar%20Orbiter Lunar Orbiter] maps. It was approved in 1994 ([/IAU%20Transactions%20XXIIB IAU Transactions XXIIB]). As noted by ''[/Whitaker Whitaker]'' (p. 236), '''Faustini''' does not appear to replace any previous IAU-approved designation for this feature.
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* This name was proposed to the [[IAU|IAU]] by amateurs as part of their [[Luna%20Incognita|Luna Incognita]] project to fill in areas left blank on the [[Lunar%20Orbiter|Lunar Orbiter]] maps. It was approved in 1994 ([[IAU%20Transactions%20XXIIB|IAU Transactions XXIIB]]). As noted by ''[[Whitaker|Whitaker]]'' (p. 236), '''Faustini''' does not appear to replace any previous IAU-approved designation for this feature.
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* [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Malinkin Malinkin] is the small crater on the floor of '''Faustini'''.
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* [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Malinkin Malinkin] is the small crater on the floor of '''Faustini'''.
 
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Latest revision as of 01:48, 16 April 2018

Faustini - and Malinkin in it

Lat: 87.18°S, Long: 85.02°E, Diam: 42.48 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 73

external image normal_degerlache-large.jpg

faustini.jpg

Left: Annotated image showing a general view of the South Pole region (click for larger view).
Right: Portion of a larger image available here from the DIVINER Lunar Radiometer Experiment webpage.

Images

  • LPOD Photo Gallery * Lunar Orbiter Images
  • Earth-based radar view by Campbell et al.: In the LPOD image from which this has been cropped, the Earth-based radar data was re-mapped to a north-up aerial view. Faustini is the crater labeled Fa. The one labeled Sh is Shoemaker. Shackleton, the IAU-named feature closest to the Moon's South Pole, is in the lower left, with only its lower rim illuminated by the radar waves.


Maps

(LAC zone 144D1) USGS Digital Atlas PDF

Description


Wikipedia

Faustini

Additional Information

  • IAU page: Faustini
  • The floor of Faustini appears to be a prime target for the 2009 impact of the LCROSS spacecraft, and is the subject of several ground-based training exercises for imaging the area.
  • In Earth-based observations, Faustini is most easily located by reference to the distinctive keyhole-shaped crater Malapert E. When visible on the lunar disk, Faustini can be found between Malapert E and the limb, sometimes a little to the left or right of it depending on the librations. See Ewen Whitaker's sketch-map of the lunar south pole (where Faustini was labeled R3 for "Ring 3").
  • The longitudes of features near the Moon's poles are poorly determined because (as on Earth) a small movement in kilometers at the pole can translate into as much as a 360° change in longitude.
  • Possibly better selenographic parameters for Faustini than the official IAU ones given in the title line are: 87.22°S, 84.87°E, 41.5 km diameter. The rim of Faustini partially straddles the mean limb seen from Earth, but is mostly on the Earthward side.
  • Faustini as a South Polar candidate - see Selenology Today No.13 (2009) p. 21-26, and in Bibliography link below.
  • First results from LRO report that Faustini has the lowest measured temperature on the Moon or anywhere else in solar system: -238°C (-397°F).


Nomenclature

  • Named for Arnaldo Faustini (1874-1944), an Italian polar geographer.
  • This name was proposed to the IAU by amateurs as part of their Luna Incognita project to fill in areas left blank on the Lunar Orbiter maps. It was approved in 1994 (IAU Transactions XXIIB). As noted by Whitaker (p. 236), Faustini does not appear to replace any previous IAU-approved designation for this feature.
  • Malinkin is the small crater on the floor of Faustini.


LPOD Articles

20 m Resolution! (source of above radar image)

Bibliography

  • Lena, R. et al. 2009. Selenology Today No.13 p. 119-129. (PDF) Mapping Faustini Crater
  • MacRobert, Alan M. 1993. Sky and Telescope p. 66-67. Exploring the Moon's South Pole, .


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