Thomson
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Thomson (at the NE part of Mare Ingenii)
| Lat: 32.7°S, Long: 166.2°E, Diam: 117 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
left: Clementine . right: LROC . Mare Ingenii east rim at right border
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AS15-87-11724 is the first one of two orbital Hasselblads which show the flooded crater Thomson at the northeastern part of Mare Ingenii. Looking south. - DannyCaes Dec 27, 2007
Kaguya HDTV image
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(LAC zone 119B1) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
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Nomenclature
Sir Joseph John Thomson, FRS (December 18, 1856 – August 30, 1940) usually known as J. J. Thomson, was a British scientist. Thomson is credited for the discovery of the electron, of isotopes, and the invention of the mass spectrometer. His discovery of electrons was made known in 1897, and caused a sensation in scientific circles, eventually resulting in him being awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906.
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