Anaximenes
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Anaximenes
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Lat: 72.5°N, Long: 44.5°W, Diam: 80 km, Depth: 0.88 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%203 Rükl: 3] |
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LO-IV-176H
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Maps
([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 2B3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Elger
([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions]) ANAXIMINES.--A much foreshortened ring-plain, about 66 miles in diameter, on the W. of [/Philolaus Philolaus]. One peak on the W. is nearly 8,000 feet in height. Schmidt shows four craters on the E. side of the floor, and a fifth on the S.W. side. There is a bright streak in the interior, which extends southwards for some distance across the [/Mare%20Frigoris Mare Frigoris].
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
- Westfall, 2000: 0.88 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 2.59 km
- Based on the shadows in LO-IV-176H, the rim peak in the NE rises about 1,800 m above the floor. The height of the shadow-casting escarpment on the south is up to about 1,000 m. The bright streak mentioned by Elger is not visible in this photo. - JimMosher JimMosher
Nomenclature
Anaximenes of Miletus (c. 585 BC–c. 525 BC) was a Greek philosopher and astronomer from the latter half of the 6th century, probably a younger contemporary of [/Anaximander Anaximander], whose pupil or friend he is said to have been.
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