Pons
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Pons
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Lat: 25.3°S, Long: 21.5°E, Diam: 41 km, Depth: 1.96 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2057 Rükl: 57] |
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Was crater Pons captured on orbital photographs made during Project Apollo?
Perhaps... at the centre of the curved horizon in Apollo 16's oblique south looking Mapping/Metric Fairchild camera frame AS16-M-0696 (slightly south of the northern part of Rupes Altai).
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Description
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([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions]) PONS.--A complete formation of irregular shape, about 20 miles in greatest diameter, on the S.W. side of the [/Rupes%20Altai Altai range], in E. long. 21 deg. It consists of a crowd of rings and craters enclosed by a narrow wall.
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Additional Information
Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
- Westfall, 2000: 1.96 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 2.28 km
- Satellite craters Pons B, E and M are on the [/ALPO%20list%20of%20bright%20ray%20craters ALPO list of bright ray craters].
- Satellite crater Pons F is on the [/ALPO%20list%20of%20banded%20craters ALPO list of banded craters]
Nomenclature
Jean-Louis Pons (December 24, 1761 – October 14, 1831) was a French astronomer. Between 1801 and 1827 Pons discovered thirty-seven comets, more than any other person in history. He also discovered four periodic comets.
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