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* Basins filled with named maria are named for the mare, and basins that were previously recognized as craters still bear the crater name. Basins located between craters have the names of two opposite craters with a hyphen in between. The naming of this basin seems to be a bit of an anomaly: [/Mendel Mendel] is on the outer rim, [/Rydberg Rydberg] is not. A better name might have been [/Mendel Mendel]-[/Baade Baade] '''Basin''' or, perhaps, the '''Parvum Basin''', since the central mare was apparently once known as [/Mare%20Parvum Mare Parvum]? <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span> | * Basins filled with named maria are named for the mare, and basins that were previously recognized as craters still bear the crater name. Basins located between craters have the names of two opposite craters with a hyphen in between. The naming of this basin seems to be a bit of an anomaly: [/Mendel Mendel] is on the outer rim, [/Rydberg Rydberg] is not. A better name might have been [/Mendel Mendel]-[/Baade Baade] '''Basin''' or, perhaps, the '''Parvum Basin''', since the central mare was apparently once known as [/Mare%20Parvum Mare Parvum]? <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span> | ||
* Don E. Wilhelms seems to have been the source of the name '''Mendel-Rydberg Basin''' (see pages 86 and 387 (footnote n.13) in Don's book ''To A Rocky Moon, a Geologist's History of Lunar Exploration''). Before Don's '''Mendel-Rydberg Basin''', it was called the '''''SouthEast Basin''''' by William K. Hartmann and Gerard P. Kuiper.<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>May 8, 2014</small></span> | * Don E. Wilhelms seems to have been the source of the name '''Mendel-Rydberg Basin''' (see pages 86 and 387 (footnote n.13) in Don's book ''To A Rocky Moon, a Geologist's History of Lunar Exploration''). Before Don's '''Mendel-Rydberg Basin''', it was called the '''''SouthEast Basin''''' by William K. Hartmann and Gerard P. Kuiper.<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>May 8, 2014</small></span> | ||
| − | * The low-albedo region at the centre of the '''Mendel-Rydberg Basin''' (near crater '''Andersson''') might have called '''''Palus Solitatis'''''. Unfortunately, this name was not approved by the IAU. See page [http://the-moon. | + | * The low-albedo region at the centre of the '''Mendel-Rydberg Basin''' (near crater '''Andersson''') might have called '''''Palus Solitatis'''''. Unfortunately, this name was not approved by the IAU. See page [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Luna+Incognita Luna Incognita]. |
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Revision as of 19:24, 11 April 2018
Contents
Mendel-Rydberg Basin
(unofficial name)
| Lat: 50°S, Long:94°W , Main ring diam: 630 km, Depth: 5.24 or 5.56 km, Rukl: (farside) | |
Right: Annotated Clementine view of region using the LTVT software.
Table of Contents
[#Mendel-Rydberg Basin Mendel-Rydberg Basin]
[#Mendel-Rydberg Basin-Images Images]
[#Mendel-Rydberg Basin-Maps Maps]
[#Mendel-Rydberg Basin-Basin Classification Basin Classification]
[#Mendel-Rydberg Basin-Description Description]
[#Mendel-Rydberg Basin-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Mendel-Rydberg Basin-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Mendel-Rydberg Basin-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Mendel-Rydberg Basin-Bibliography Bibliography]
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 135B1) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
[/Lunar%20Basins Basin Classification]
(description of terms and most numeric basin data from Wood, C.A. (2004) Impact Basin Database)
| Certainty of Existence |
USGS Age |
Wilhelms Age Group |
Ring Diameters |
Mare Thickness |
Mascon |
| Definite |
Nectarian |
10 |
600 m |
Yes, 31 mG gravity anomaly |
Description
Additional Information
- Mare area of 2,900 km^2 according to measurements by Jim Whitford-Stark.
- Rim height: 2.14 km
- Discovered by Hartmann and Kuiper (1962)
Nomenclature
- Basins filled with named maria are named for the mare, and basins that were previously recognized as craters still bear the crater name. Basins located between craters have the names of two opposite craters with a hyphen in between. The naming of this basin seems to be a bit of an anomaly: [/Mendel Mendel] is on the outer rim, [/Rydberg Rydberg] is not. A better name might have been [/Mendel Mendel]-[/Baade Baade] Basin or, perhaps, the Parvum Basin, since the central mare was apparently once known as [/Mare%20Parvum Mare Parvum]? - JimMosher JimMosher
- Don E. Wilhelms seems to have been the source of the name Mendel-Rydberg Basin (see pages 86 and 387 (footnote n.13) in Don's book To A Rocky Moon, a Geologist's History of Lunar Exploration). Before Don's Mendel-Rydberg Basin, it was called the SouthEast Basin by William K. Hartmann and Gerard P. Kuiper.- DannyCaes DannyCaes May 8, 2014
- The low-albedo region at the centre of the Mendel-Rydberg Basin (near crater Andersson) might have called Palus Solitatis. Unfortunately, this name was not approved by the IAU. See page Luna Incognita.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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