Ryder
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Ryder
| Lat: 44.57°S, Long: 143.7°E, Diam: 16.71 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) | ||
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Middle: Kaguya High Definition TV image from JAXA/NHK - courtesy of Motomaro Shirao, Japan.
Right: LROC NAC M113012783LE view. Note: Clicking on the file name will lead to the LROC data-list where it resides for full download, however, clicking on the image will give a smaller (~ 369 Kb), mirror-reversed, version of the layered features perceptible in the Kaguya image).
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
The high-albedo crater Ryder was captured on Lunar Orbiter 3's Frame 121 med. Ryder is visible as a bright crater near the terminator, at the upper part of the frame. Note the high-albedo ejectablanket around it, and the possible central peak!
Research: Danny Caes
Maps
(LAC zone 118C4) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Wikipedia
Additional Information
- IAU page: Ryder
Nomenclature
Graham; United Kingdom-born, American geologist (1949-2002).
LPOD Articles
A Newly Named Crater
Ryder's Layers (Kaguya's oblique close-up look at Ryder).
LROC Articles
Bibliography
Named Features -- Prev: Rydberg -- Next: Rynin
