Difference between revisions of "Marinus"

From The Moon
Jump to: navigation, search
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 6: Line 6:
 
|}
 
|}
 
<div id="toc">
 
<div id="toc">
=Table of Contents=
+
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=1879&fullsize=1 [[Image:Normal_Marinus_LO-IV-178H_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Marinus_LO-IV-178H_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1879 LO-IV-178H]''<br /> <br />  
<div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Marinus Marinus]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Marinus-Images Images]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Marinus-Maps Maps]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Marinus-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Marinus-Description: Elger Description: Elger]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Marinus-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Marinus-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Marinus-Nomenclature Nomenclature]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Marinus-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Marinus-Bibliography Bibliography]</div></div>[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=1879&fullsize=1 [[Image:normal_Marinus_LO-IV-178H_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Marinus_LO-IV-178H_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1879 LO-IV-178H]''<br /> <br />  
 
 
==Images==
 
==Images==
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Marinus LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Marinus%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Marinus Apollo Images]<br /> <u>'''WARNING:'''</u> the LPI's orbital Apollo photograph AS14-75-10304 doesn't show '''Marinus''' because the eastern equatorial zone of '''Mare Smythii''' and '''Mare Marginis''' was captured, not the southern region of '''Mare Australe'''!<br />  Detection of error: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> <br />  
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Marinus LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Marinus%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Marinus Apollo Images]<br /> <u>'''WARNING:'''</u> the LPI's orbital Apollo photograph AS14-75-10304 doesn't show '''Marinus''' because the eastern equatorial zone of '''Mare Smythii''' and '''Mare Marginis''' was captured, not the southern region of '''Mare Australe'''!<br />  Detection of error: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> <br />  
Line 15: Line 14:
 
<br />  
 
<br />  
 
==Description: Elger==
 
==Description: Elger==
''([[IAU%20Directions|IAU Directions]])'' MARINUS.--A ring-plain on the N.W. side of the [[Mare%20Australe|Mare Australe]], between [[Furnerius|Furnerius]] and the limb.<br /> <br />  
+
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MARINUS.--A ring-plain on the N.W. side of the [[Mare%20Australe|Mare Australe]], between [[Furnerius|Furnerius]] and the limb.<br /> <br />  
 
==Description: Wikipedia==
 
==Description: Wikipedia==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_(crater) Marinus]<br /> <br />  
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_(crater) Marinus]<br /> <br />  
 
==Additional Information==
 
==Additional Information==
  Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br />  
+
  Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br />  
 
* Westfall, 2000: 2.96 km
 
* Westfall, 2000: 2.96 km
  
 
* Satellite crater Marinus A is on the [[ALPO%20list%20of%20banded%20craters|ALPO list of banded craters]]
 
* Satellite crater Marinus A is on the [[ALPO%20list%20of%20banded%20craters|ALPO list of banded craters]]
 
==Nomenclature==
 
==Nomenclature==
  - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_of_Tyre Marinus of Tyre] (ca. 70 - 130 A.D.) was a Phoenician (Greek) geographer, cartographer and mathematician, who founded mathematical geography. His chief merits were that he assigned to each place its proper latitude and longtitude. He introduced improvements to the construction of maps and developed a system of nautical charts. His maps were the first in the Roman Empire to show China. The equirectangular projection was invented by Marinus of Tyre and still used in map creation today.<br />  - Madler's name '''Marinus''' was also used by Hevelius, as '''''Lacus Marinus''''' (the region west of '''Archimedes''').<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>Oct 24, 2013</small></span><br /> <br />  
+
  - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_of_Tyre Marinus of Tyre] (ca. 70 - 130 A.D.) was a Phoenician (Greek) geographer, cartographer and mathematician, who founded mathematical geography. His chief merits were that he assigned to each place its proper latitude and longtitude. He introduced improvements to the construction of maps and developed a system of nautical charts. His maps were the first in the Roman Empire to show China. The equirectangular projection was invented by Marinus of Tyre and still used in map creation today.<br />  - Madler's name '''Marinus''' was also used by Hevelius, as '''''Lacus Marinus''''' (the region west of '''Archimedes''').<span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Oct 24, 2013</small></span><br /> <br />  
 
==LPOD Articles==
 
==LPOD Articles==
 
<br />  
 
<br />  
Line 30: Line 29:
 
<br /> <br />
 
<br /> <br />
 
----
 
----
  This page has been edited 1 times. The last modification was made by <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater [[Image:tychocrater-lg.jpg|16px|tychocrater]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater tychocrater]</span> on Jun 13, 2009 3:24 pm - ''afx3u2''</div>
+
  </div>

Latest revision as of 03:04, 16 April 2018

Marinus

Lat: 39.4°S, Long: 76.5°E, Diam: 58 km, Depth: 2.96 km, Rükl 69

external image normal_Marinus_LO-IV-178H_LTVT.JPG
LO-IV-178H

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
WARNING: the LPI's orbital Apollo photograph AS14-75-10304 doesn't show Marinus because the eastern equatorial zone of Mare Smythii and Mare Marginis was captured, not the southern region of Mare Australe!
Detection of error: Danny Caes


Maps

(LAC zone 115B3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF

Description


Description: Elger

(IAU Directions) MARINUS.--A ring-plain on the N.W. side of the Mare Australe, between Furnerius and the limb.

Description: Wikipedia

Marinus

Additional Information

Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
  • Westfall, 2000: 2.96 km

Nomenclature

- Marinus of Tyre (ca. 70 - 130 A.D.) was a Phoenician (Greek) geographer, cartographer and mathematician, who founded mathematical geography. His chief merits were that he assigned to each place its proper latitude and longtitude. He introduced improvements to the construction of maps and developed a system of nautical charts. His maps were the first in the Roman Empire to show China. The equirectangular projection was invented by Marinus of Tyre and still used in map creation today.
- Madler's name Marinus was also used by Hevelius, as Lacus Marinus (the region west of Archimedes).- DannyCaes Oct 24, 2013

LPOD Articles


Bibliography