Inghirami
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Inghirami
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Lat: 47.5°S, Long: 68.8°W, Diam: 91 km, Depth: 2.81 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2062 Rükl: 62], [/Stratigraphy Nectarian] |
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Description
Description: Elger
([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions]) INGHIRAMI.--A very remarkable ring-plain, 60 miles in diameter, W. of [/Schickard Schickard], with a bright, broad, and nearly continuous border, terraced within, and intersected on the N.W. by narrow valleys, one of which is prolonged over the floor and extends to the central mountain. There are two curious dark spots on the N. side of the interior. Beyond the foot of the glacis on the S. a distinct cleft runs from a dusky spot to a group of small craters W. of [/Wargentin Wargentin]. There is a fine regular ring-plain with a small central mount E. of Inghirami.
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Additional Information
- Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
Westfall, 2000: 2.81 km
Viscardy, 1985: 3 km
Cherrington, 1969: 3.29 km - Inghirami A is [/Stratigraphy Lower Imbrian]
Nomenclature
Giovanni Inghirami (April 16, 1779 — August 15, 1851) was an Italian astronomer. His first publications were articles on hydraulcis, statics, and astronomy, astronomical tables, and elementary text-books on mathematics and mathematical geography.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings (Harold Hill), pages 164, 165.
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