Difference between revisions of "Scaliger"
(Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> =Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett)= {| class="wiki_table" | Lat: 27.1°S, Long: 108.9°E, Diam: 84 km, Depth: km, R...") |
|||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
{| class="wiki_table" | {| class="wiki_table" | ||
| | | | ||
| − | Lat: 27.1°S, Long: 108.9°E, Diam: 84 km, Depth: km, Rükl: ''(farside)'', [http://the-moon. | + | Lat: 27.1°S, Long: 108.9°E, Diam: 84 km, Depth: km, Rükl: ''(farside)'', [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Stratigraphy Upper Imbrian]<br /> |
|} | |} | ||
<div id="toc"> | <div id="toc"> | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Scaliger LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Scaliger%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Scaliger Apollo Images]<br /> The LPI's list of Apollo photographs of '''Scaliger''' shows only one photograph made by Apollo 14 and hundreds of Apollo 15.<br /> It should be mentioned: Project Apollo's last mission (Apollo 17) also made a large number of photographs which show '''Scaliger'''! These photographs were made during Trans Earth Coast (TEC). Frame [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS17-M-3183 AS17-M-3183] is one of them.<br /> Research: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Scaliger LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Scaliger%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Scaliger Apollo Images]<br /> The LPI's list of Apollo photographs of '''Scaliger''' shows only one photograph made by Apollo 14 and hundreds of Apollo 15.<br /> It should be mentioned: Project Apollo's last mission (Apollo 17) also made a large number of photographs which show '''Scaliger'''! These photographs were made during Trans Earth Coast (TEC). Frame [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS17-M-3183 AS17-M-3183] is one of them.<br /> Research: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([http://the-moon. | + | ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 100C2)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_100.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF]<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
<br /> | <br /> | ||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaliger_(crater) Scaliger]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaliger_(crater) Scaliger]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | * [http://the-moon. | + | * [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Central%20peak%20composition Central peak composition]: A, GNTA1, GNTA2 & AG ([http://the-moon.us/wiki/Tompkins%20%26%20Pieters%2C%201999 Tompkins & Pieters, 1999]) |
| − | * TSI = 30, CPI = 15, FI = 10; MI =55 [http://the-moon. | + | * TSI = 30, CPI = 15, FI = 10; MI =55 [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Smith%20and%20Sanchez%2C%201973 Smith and Hartnell, 1973] |
<br /> | <br /> | ||
==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
* Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Justus_Scaliger Joseph Justus Scaliger] (August 5, 1540 – January 21, 1609), a French religious leader and scholar, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and Ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian, Jewish and Ancient Egyptian history. | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Justus_Scaliger Joseph Justus Scaliger] (August 5, 1540 – January 21, 1609), a French religious leader and scholar, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and Ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian, Jewish and Ancient Egyptian history. | ||
| − | * '''Scaliger''' was among the long list of farside names approved by the IAU in 1970 and published in [http://the-moon. | + | * '''Scaliger''' was among the long list of farside names approved by the IAU in 1970 and published in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Menzel%2C%201971 Menzel, 1971]. |
| − | * In the planning for Apollo 8, the first manned circumlunar mission (1968), this crater (which did not then have an official name) was referred to informally as "'''Bassett'''" (see: [http:// | + | * In the planning for Apollo 8, the first manned circumlunar mission (1968), this crater (which did not then have an official name) was referred to informally as "'''Bassett'''" (see: [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/September_9,_2007 Phil Stooke's LPOD]). |
* Erroneously printed as '''Scalinger''' (with "'''n'''") on page 74 (libration chart 3) in the ''21st Century Atlas of the Moon'' (2012).<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>Jan 23, 2013</small></span> | * Erroneously printed as '''Scalinger''' (with "'''n'''") on page 74 (libration chart 3) in the ''21st Century Atlas of the Moon'' (2012).<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>Jan 23, 2013</small></span> | ||
<br /> | <br /> | ||
Revision as of 19:30, 11 April 2018
Contents
Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett)
|
Lat: 27.1°S, Long: 108.9°E, Diam: 84 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside), Upper Imbrian |
Table of Contents
[#Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett) Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett)]
[#Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett)-Images Images]
[#Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett)-Maps Maps]
[#Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett)-Description Description]
[#Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett)-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett)-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett)-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett)-LROC Articles LROC Articles]
[#Scaliger (aka NASA's Bassett)-Bibliography Bibliography]
left: LOII 196 M. right: LROC
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
The LPI's list of Apollo photographs of Scaliger shows only one photograph made by Apollo 14 and hundreds of Apollo 15.
It should be mentioned: Project Apollo's last mission (Apollo 17) also made a large number of photographs which show Scaliger! These photographs were made during Trans Earth Coast (TEC). Frame AS17-M-3183 is one of them.
Research: Danny Caes
Maps
(LAC zone 100C2) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- Central peak composition: A, GNTA1, GNTA2 & AG (Tompkins & Pieters, 1999)
- TSI = 30, CPI = 15, FI = 10; MI =55 Smith and Hartnell, 1973
Nomenclature
- Named for Joseph Justus Scaliger (August 5, 1540 – January 21, 1609), a French religious leader and scholar, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and Ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian, Jewish and Ancient Egyptian history.
- Scaliger was among the long list of farside names approved by the IAU in 1970 and published in Menzel, 1971.
- In the planning for Apollo 8, the first manned circumlunar mission (1968), this crater (which did not then have an official name) was referred to informally as "Bassett" (see: Phil Stooke's LPOD).
- Erroneously printed as Scalinger (with "n") on page 74 (libration chart 3) in the 21st Century Atlas of the Moon (2012).- DannyCaes DannyCaes Jan 23, 2013
LROC Articles
Lazy Boulders in Scaliger Crater
Bibliography
This page has been edited 1 times. The last modification was made by - tychocrater tychocrater on Jun 13, 2009 3:24 pm - afx3u2
