Walter
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Walter
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Lat: 28.04°N, Long: 33.81°W, Diam: 1.26 km, Depth: 0.141 km,[/R%C3%BCkl%2019 Rükl: 19] | |
Right: LROC NAC image - M183754268RE (annotated and normal views – note: original NAC image is inverted in link)
Table of Contents
[#Walter Walter]
[#Walter-Images Images]
[#Walter-Maps Maps]
[#Walter-Description Description]
[#Walter-Description-Wikipedia Wikipedia]
[#Walter-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Walter-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Walter-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Walter-Bibliography Bibliography]
Images
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Maps
([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 39B3) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map Topophotomap
Description
A shallow, irregularly-shaped depression that has received a name only by virtue of its having been labeled on a [/Topophotomap Topophotomap], and the subsequent adoption of the names on those maps by the [/IAU IAU]. The fact that the same name was formerly used to designate a much larger and more famous crater in the Moon's southern hemisphere (now known as [/Walther Walther]) has led to much confusion. - JimMosher JimMosher
Wikipedia
Additional Information
- IAU page: Walter
- According to [/NASA%20RP-1097 NASA RP-1097], "Walter" is a [/Minor%20Feature Minor Feature] whose name was originally intended only for use in connection with Topophotomap 39B2/S1(on which it is plotted). However, the use of this name, and many of the other names on the [/Topophotomap Topophotomaps] was approved by the [/IAU IAU] in 1979, giving the Moon two "Walter"s.
- In comparison to the current official IAU data listed in the title line, the position and dimensions in the older coordinate system of the topophotomap as read by [/LTVT LTVT] were: Lat: 28.027°N, Long: 33.824°W, Diam: 1.5 km. The depth listed in the title line was read from the highest point on the rim to the lowest point on the floor. On the topophotomap, that deepest point is indicated as falling at 28.033N/33.828W.
- The other [/Minor%20Feature Minor Features] labeled on Topophotomap 39B2/S1 are [/Samir Samir], [/Louise Louise] and [/Isabel Isabel].
- JimMosher JimMosher
Nomenclature
- German male name. Taken from a list of possible names for minor features published in the Transactions of the IAU for 1976.
- This feature should not be confused with the much larger and more famous crater [/Walther Walther]. That crater was known as "Walter" until 2000, when the [/IAU IAU] decided to revise its spelling, presumably to avoid confusion with the present minor feature. - JimMosher JimMosher
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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