Zähringer
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Zähringer
(formerly Taruntius E)
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Lat: 5.6°N, Long: 40.2°E, Diam: 11 km, Depth: 2.2 km, Rükl: 37 |
Images
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Lunar Orbiter 1's Frame 1041 shows the couple of bowl-shaped craters Taruntius E (Zahringer) and Taruntius F during local sunrise, and also the triangle-shaped "peninsula" at Montes Secchi, which was unofficially called Mount Marilyn during the hey-days of the Apollo program.- DannyCaes Mar 1, 2008
Astronaut John Young (Apollo 10) with Frame 1041 (1) (source: LIFE).
Astronaut John Young (Apollo 10) with Frame 1041 (2) (source: LIFE).
Astronaut John Young (Apollo 10) with Frame 1041 (3) (source: LIFE).
Astronaut John Young (Apollo 10) with Frame 1041 (4) (source: LIFE).
Astronaut John Young (Apollo 10) with Frame 1041 (5) (source: LIFE).
Astronaut John Young (Apollo 10) with Frame 1041 (6) (source: LIFE).
Research: Danny Caes.
Maps
(LAC zone 61C1) LAC map Geologic map AIC map LTO map
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Data from Kurt Fisher crater depths
- Westfall, 2000: 2.2 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 2.11 km
Nomenclature
Joseph Zähringer ((Josef) March 15, 1929 – July 22, 1970) was a German physicist. His contributions to astronomy included the study of gas isotopes in meteorites and lunar materials.
- This replacement name for a formerly lettered crater was provisionally introduced on LTO-61C1. - Jim Mosher
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