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* Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonius_Hermiae Ammonius] (unkn.-c. A.D. 517-526), a Greek philosopher. | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonius_Hermiae Ammonius] (unkn.-c. A.D. 517-526), a Greek philosopher. | ||
* The name '''[[Ptolemaeus|Ptolemaeus]] A''' was part of the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]] (Catalog Entry 2963). The name is attributed to Mädler. | * The name '''[[Ptolemaeus|Ptolemaeus]] A''' was part of the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]] (Catalog Entry 2963). The name is attributed to Mädler. | ||
− | * This replacement name for a formerly [[lettered%20crater|lettered crater]] was provisionally introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto77d2_1/ LTO-77D2] (Oct. 1974), for which it served as the chart title. It was approved in 1976 ([[IAU%20Transactions%20XVIB|IAU Transactions XVIB]]). <span class="membersnap">- | + | * This replacement name for a formerly [[lettered%20crater|lettered crater]] was provisionally introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto77d2_1/ LTO-77D2] (Oct. 1974), for which it served as the chart title. It was approved in 1976 ([[IAU%20Transactions%20XVIB|IAU Transactions XVIB]]). <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span> |
* Hugh Percy Wilkins and Patrick Moore [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Wilkins%20300-inch%20Map%20Names proposed] calling [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS12-51-7473 this crater] '''Lyot''', but the I.A.U. did not approve the name. The name [[Lyot|Lyot]] was later used for a crater near the Moon's southeastern limb. | * Hugh Percy Wilkins and Patrick Moore [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Wilkins%20300-inch%20Map%20Names proposed] calling [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS12-51-7473 this crater] '''Lyot''', but the I.A.U. did not approve the name. The name [[Lyot|Lyot]] was later used for a crater near the Moon's southeastern limb. | ||
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Ptolemaeus A ("Lyot"): [[Wilkins%20and%20Moore|THE MOON]] by H.P.Wilkins and P.Moore.<br /> <br /> | Ptolemaeus A ("Lyot"): [[Wilkins%20and%20Moore|THE MOON]] by H.P.Wilkins and P.Moore.<br /> <br /> | ||
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Revision as of 16:12, 15 April 2018
Contents
Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)
(formerly Ptolemaeus A)
Lat: 8.5°S, Long: 0.8°W, Diam: 8 km, Depth: 1.86 km, Rükl: 44 |
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
- Ptolemaeus A (Ammonius) was captured on Ranger 8's Frame P002 (third photograph in this frame, at lower left).
- One of Apollo 12's orbital Hasselblad photographs of Ammonius is included in the book Full Moon by Michael Light and Andrew Chaikin. This photograph (AS12-51-7506, as Plate 43) looks almost the same as AS12-51-7507. Both photographs show the bowl-shaped crater Ammonius in the foreground, while the lunar module (LM Intrepid) is seen near the lunar horizon.
- Research Ranger 8 and Apollo 12 photography: Danny Caes
Maps
(LAC zone 77D2) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map
Description
Ammonius is the most prominent crater on the floor of Ptolemaeus.
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 1.86 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 1.85 km
- Included in ALPO list of bright ray craters.
- Included in ALPO list of banded craters
Nomenclature
- Named for Ammonius (unkn.-c. A.D. 517-526), a Greek philosopher.
- The name Ptolemaeus A was part of the original IAU nomenclature of Blagg and Müller (Catalog Entry 2963). The name is attributed to Mädler.
- This replacement name for a formerly lettered crater was provisionally introduced on LTO-77D2 (Oct. 1974), for which it served as the chart title. It was approved in 1976 (IAU Transactions XVIB). - Jim Mosher
- Hugh Percy Wilkins and Patrick Moore proposed calling this crater Lyot, but the I.A.U. did not approve the name. The name Lyot was later used for a crater near the Moon's southeastern limb.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
Ptolemaeus A ("Lyot"): THE MOON by H.P.Wilkins and P.Moore.