Lindenau
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Lindenau
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Lat: 32.3°S, Long: 24.9°E, Diam: 53 km, Depth: 2.93 km, Rükl: 67, [/Stratigraphy Upper Imbrian] |
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LO-IV-083H
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([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions]) LINDENAU.--This formation, about 35 miles in diameter, is bounded on the E. by a regular unbroken wall nearly 8,600 feet in height; but which on the W. and N.W. is far loftier and more complex, rising to about 12,000 feet above the floor, consisting of four or more distinct ramparts, separated by deep valleys, and extending towards [/Rabbi%20Levi Rabbi Levi]. Neison points out that under a high light Lindenau appears to have a bright uniform single wall. There is a small central mountain and some minor inequalities in the interior.
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Additional Information
- Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
- Arthur, 1974: 2.93 km
- Westfall, 2000: 2.93 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 2.9 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 2.71 km
- From the shadows in LO-IV-083H, the east rim of Lindenau is at least 2900 m above the floor. - JimMosher JimMosher
- [/Central%20peak%20composition Central peak composition]: A, GNTA1 & GNTA2 ([/Tompkins%20%26%20Pieters%2C%201999 Tompkins & Pieters, 1999])
Nomenclature
Bernhard von; German astronomer (1780-1854).
- According to [/Whitaker Whitaker] (p. 219), this name was introduced by [/M%C3%A4dler Mädler].
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