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| − | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Watts_LO-IV-191H_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_Watts_LO-IV-191H_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Watts_LO-IV-191H_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2553 LO-IV-191H]'' '''Watts''' is the small formation in the center.<br /> <br /> | |
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Watts LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Watts%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Taruntius%20D Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Watts LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Watts%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Taruntius%20D Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
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* Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Burleigh_Watts Chester Burleigh Watts] (1889-1971), an American astronomer who spent many years preparing detailed charts of the topography of the Moon's [[limb|limb]] (as seen from Earth). | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Burleigh_Watts Chester Burleigh Watts] (1889-1971), an American astronomer who spent many years preparing detailed charts of the topography of the Moon's [[limb|limb]] (as seen from Earth). | ||
| − | * This replacement name for a formerly [[lettered%20crater|lettered crater]] was introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto61b3_1/ LTO-61B3] (for which it served as the chart title). It appears in the cumulative list of approved names in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XVB|IAU Transactions XVB]] (1973). Since it does not appear in any prior [[IAU%20Transactions|IAU Transactions]], it was probably approved at the 1973 meeting. Biographical information was unofficially reported in [[Ashbrook%2C%201974|Ashbrook, 1974]]. <span class="membersnap">- | + | * This replacement name for a formerly [[lettered%20crater|lettered crater]] was introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto61b3_1/ LTO-61B3] (for which it served as the chart title). It appears in the cumulative list of approved names in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XVB|IAU Transactions XVB]] (1973). Since it does not appear in any prior [[IAU%20Transactions|IAU Transactions]], it was probably approved at the 1973 meeting. Biographical information was unofficially reported in [[Ashbrook%2C%201974|Ashbrook, 1974]]. <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span> |
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Revision as of 16:58, 15 April 2018
Contents
Watts
(formerly Taruntius D)
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Lat: 8.83°N, Long: 46.3°E, Diam: 15.55 km, Depth: 0.97 km, Rükl: 37 |
LO-IV-191H Watts is the small formation in the center.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Maps
(LAC zone 61B3) LAC map Geologic map LTO map
Description
Wikipedia
Additional Information
- IAU page: Watts
- Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 0.97 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 0.9 km
Nomenclature
- Named for Chester Burleigh Watts (1889-1971), an American astronomer who spent many years preparing detailed charts of the topography of the Moon's limb (as seen from Earth).
- This replacement name for a formerly lettered crater was introduced on LTO-61B3 (for which it served as the chart title). It appears in the cumulative list of approved names in IAU Transactions XVB (1973). Since it does not appear in any prior IAU Transactions, it was probably approved at the 1973 meeting. Biographical information was unofficially reported in Ashbrook, 1974. - Jim Mosher
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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