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− | '''Cailleux''' lies within the [http://the-moon. | + | '''Cailleux''' lies within the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/South+Pole-Aitken+Basin South Pole Aitken Basin] (Diam., 2500 km) and just off the outer, south-western ring of the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Poincar%C3%A9 Poincare Basin] (Diam., 319 km) -- both created during the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Stratigraphy pre-Nectarian] period (~ 4.6 to 3.92 bn years). '''Cailleux''' is quite circular with a relatively worn rim all around -- impacted by several small impacts that, too, look worn. Needless to mention that the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger Schrodinger Basin] ([http://the-moon.us/wiki/Stratigraphy Imbrium] period) -- lying some 300 kilometres away to its south-west -- may be responsible for the old-looking appearance of the crater where ejecta deposits have landed in and around the crater. The interior of '''Cailleux''' shows a flat floor, but smaller impact craters within the region look fresher than those that lie around it -- perhaps, due to secondary events from the above-mentioned, younger basin.<span style="font-family: Arial"><span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JohnMoore2 [[Image:JohnMoore2-lg.jpg|16px|JohnMoore2]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JohnMoore2 JohnMoore2]</span><br /> </span><br /> |
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cailleux_(crater) Cailleux]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cailleux_(crater) Cailleux]<br /> <br /> |
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Cailleux
(formerly [/Poincar%C3%A9 Poincaré] R)|| Lat: 60.8°S, Long: 153.3°E, Diam: 50 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside)
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Cailleux lies within the South Pole Aitken Basin (Diam., 2500 km) and just off the outer, south-western ring of the Poincare Basin (Diam., 319 km) -- both created during the pre-Nectarian period (~ 4.6 to 3.92 bn years). Cailleux is quite circular with a relatively worn rim all around -- impacted by several small impacts that, too, look worn. Needless to mention that the Schrodinger Basin (Imbrium period) -- lying some 300 kilometres away to its south-west -- may be responsible for the old-looking appearance of the crater where ejecta deposits have landed in and around the crater. The interior of Cailleux shows a flat floor, but smaller impact craters within the region look fresher than those that lie around it -- perhaps, due to secondary events from the above-mentioned, younger basin.- JohnMoore2 JohnMoore2
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- Andre Cailleux (December 24, 1907 - December 27, 1986) was a French paleontologist and geologist. After earning his Ph.D. in 1942, he became a specialist in glacial and periglacial morphology. He worked as a professor of geology at the Sorbonne in Paris.
- This name was added to the [/IAU%20nomenclature IAU nomenclature] in 1997 ([/IAU%20Transactions%20XXIIIB IAU Transactions XXIIIB]).
- The name Cailleux should not be confused with Cayeux of [/Dorsum%20Cayeux Dorsum Cayeux], which is a wrinkle ridge at the moon's Near Side!- DannyCaes DannyCaes Apr 26, 2009
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