Coulomb-Sarton Basin
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Coulomb-Sarton Basin
(unofficial name)
Lat: 52°N, Long: 123°W, Main ring diam: 440 km, Depth: 3.9-6 km, Rukl: farside | |
Table of Contents
[#Coulomb-Sarton Basin Coulomb-Sarton Basin]
[#Coulomb-Sarton Basin-Images Images]
[#Coulomb-Sarton Basin-Maps Maps]
[#Coulomb-Sarton Basin-Basin Classification Basin Classification]
[#Coulomb-Sarton Basin-Description Description]
[#Coulomb-Sarton Basin-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Coulomb-Sarton Basin-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Coulomb-Sarton Basin-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Coulomb-Sarton Basin-Bibliography Bibliography]
Right: Clementine, Clementine LIDAR Altimeter texture from PDS Map-a-Planet remapped to north-up aerial view by LTVT. The dot is the center position and the white circles several different estimates of the main ring position from Chuck Wood's Impact Basin Database. Grid spacing = 10 degrees. Birkhoff Basin is visible in the upper left.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 20C4) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Basin Classification
(description of terms and most numeric basin data from Wood, C.A. (2004) Impact Basin Database)
Certainty of Existence |
USGS Age |
Wilhelms Age Group |
Ring Diameters |
Mare Thickness |
Mascon |
Uncertain |
Pre-Nectarian |
5 |
160, 250, 440, 670 km |
1.2 km |
Yes; +12 mG gravity anomaly |
- Ring diameters from Pike & Spudis (1987). Other authorities differ.
Description
Additional Information
Nomenclature
Basins filled with maria are named for the mare, and basins that were previously recognized as craters still bear the crater name. Basins located between craters have the names of the two opposite craters with a hyphen in between, in this case Coulomb and Sarton.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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