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| − | <div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Whipple (north pole crater) Whipple (north pole crater)]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Images Images]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Maps Maps]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Nomenclature Nomenclature]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Bibliography Bibliography]</div></div>[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Whipple_LO-IV-092H.JPG [[Image:normal_Whipple_LO-IV-092H.JPG|external image normal_Whipple_LO-IV-092H.JPG]]][[Image:Whipple.jpg|Whipple.jpg]]<br /> '''left:''' ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3996 Lunar Orbiter IV]'' In this aerial view from space, '''Whipple''' is the large, shadowed crater in the center; on the rim of the much larger [ | + | <div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Whipple (north pole crater) Whipple (north pole crater)]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Images Images]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Maps Maps]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Nomenclature Nomenclature]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Bibliography Bibliography]</div></div>[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Whipple_LO-IV-092H.JPG [[Image:normal_Whipple_LO-IV-092H.JPG|external image normal_Whipple_LO-IV-092H.JPG]]][[Image:Whipple.jpg|Whipple.jpg]]<br /> '''left:''' ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3996 Lunar Orbiter IV]'' In this aerial view from space, '''Whipple''' is the large, shadowed crater in the center; on the rim of the much larger [[Peary|Peary]]. The Moon's [[north%20pole|north pole]] is about a crater width outside the field at the top. [[Peary|Peary]], and the direction towards Earth, are to the left.<br /> '''right:''' ''LROC .'' '''North Pole''' close to bottom left corner; '''Peary''' floor at bottom right<br /> <br /> |
==Images== | ==Images== | ||
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Whipple LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Whipple%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Whipple LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Whipple%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([ | + | ''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 1A2)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_1.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF] [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_1_lo.pdf Lunar Orbiter version]<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | * '''Whipple''' is the IAU-named crater whose center is second closest to the Moon's [ | + | * '''Whipple''' is the IAU-named crater whose center is second closest to the Moon's [[north%20pole|north pole]]. [[Hinshelwood|Hinshelwood]] is closer. |
| − | * '''Whipple''' is a control point in the [ | + | * '''Whipple''' is a control point in the [[ULCN#ULCN_1994|1994 ULCN]], where it is known as G1001. |
| − | * Although its interior is constantly in shadow, and it is technically a "farside" crater, during the waxing phase of the lunation, especially between [ | + | * Although its interior is constantly in shadow, and it is technically a "farside" crater, during the waxing phase of the lunation, especially between [[phases|First Quarter]] and [[Full%20Moon|Full Moon]], '''Whipple''' can be fairly easily spotted on photos of the Moon's north pole taken from Earth when a strong positive [[librations|libration]] in latitude combines with the Sun being north of the Moon's equator. Under such circumstances, the neighboring crater [[Peary|Peary]] has a diamond-shaped appearance, and the sunlit rim of '''Whipple''' can be seen as a small oval at the apex of the diamond. After Full Moon, '''Whipple''' fades and the nearby crater [[Hinshelwood|Hinshelwood]], on the opposite side of the pole, becomes visible. |
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Revision as of 15:22, 15 April 2018
Contents
Whipple (north pole crater)
| Lat: 89.12°N, Long: 118.24°E, Diam: 15.7 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
Table of Contents
[#Whipple (north pole crater) Whipple (north pole crater)]
[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Images Images]
[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Maps Maps]
[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Description Description]
[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Whipple (north pole crater)-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Whipple (north pole crater)-Bibliography Bibliography]
left: Lunar Orbiter IV In this aerial view from space, Whipple is the large, shadowed crater in the center; on the rim of the much larger Peary. The Moon's north pole is about a crater width outside the field at the top. Peary, and the direction towards Earth, are to the left.
right: LROC . North Pole close to bottom left corner; Peary floor at bottom right
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 1A2) USGS Digital Atlas PDF Lunar Orbiter version
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- Whipple is the IAU-named crater whose center is second closest to the Moon's north pole. Hinshelwood is closer.
- Whipple is a control point in the 1994 ULCN, where it is known as G1001.
- Although its interior is constantly in shadow, and it is technically a "farside" crater, during the waxing phase of the lunation, especially between First Quarter and Full Moon, Whipple can be fairly easily spotted on photos of the Moon's north pole taken from Earth when a strong positive libration in latitude combines with the Sun being north of the Moon's equator. Under such circumstances, the neighboring crater Peary has a diamond-shaped appearance, and the sunlit rim of Whipple can be seen as a small oval at the apex of the diamond. After Full Moon, Whipple fades and the nearby crater Hinshelwood, on the opposite side of the pole, becomes visible.
Nomenclature
- Named for Fred Lawrence Whipple (1906-2004), an American astronomer noted especially for his interest in comets and meteors.
- New name approved by the IAU on April 17, 2009.
- It might be interesting to include John Adams Whipple (1822-1891), American inventor and early photographer of the moon (mentioned in the book Epic Moon by Sheehan and Dobbins).- DannyCaes DannyCaes Jun 6, 2014
- This name (the north pole's Whipple) is not related to Mount Whipple (a cluster of hillocks in Mare Imbrium, west-northwest of La Hire, also called La Hire Alpha). Mount Whipple was one of H.P.Wilkins's proposed names.- DannyCaes DannyCaes Apr 18, 2009
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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