Alder
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Alder - southeast of Von Karman
| Lat: 48.62°S, Long: 177.86°W, Diam: 82 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
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[#Alder - southeast of Von Karman-Maps Maps]
[#Alder - southeast of Von Karman-Description Description]
[#Alder - southeast of Von Karman-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Alder - southeast of Von Karman-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Alder - southeast of Von Karman-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Alder - southeast of Von Karman-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Alder - southeast of Von Karman-Bibliography Bibliography]
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Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Maps
([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 132B2) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
IAU page
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- Within SPA basin, 90-98% anorthosite in central peak, and 0.1 to 0.4 Maturity Index (not mature) [/Ohtake%20and%20others%2C%202009 Ohtake and others, 2009]
- Ohtake and others, 2009 give a diameter of 60 km; the IAU value of 82 km seems more correct.
Nomenclature
- Named for Kurt Alder (1902-1958), a German organic chemist and Nobel laureate.
- Name approved during the IAU's 17th general assembly, XVIIB, in 1979.
- Not to be confused with [/Alter Alter].
- Don't know if it's really a name, the Bose-Alder Plains, but... they are frequently mentioned in the LROC RDR Products pages.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
This page has been edited 1 times. The last modification was made by - tychocrater tychocrater on Jun 13, 2009 3:24 pm - afx3u2
