Apollonius

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Apollonius

Lat: 4.5°N, Long: 61.1°E, Diam: 53 km, Depth: 2.75 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2038 Rükl: 38]

Table of Contents

[#Apollonius Apollonius]
[#Apollonius-Images Images]
[#Apollonius-Maps Maps]
[#Apollonius-Description Description]
[#Apollonius-Description: Elger Description: Elger]
[#Apollonius-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Apollonius-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Apollonius-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Apollonius-North Valley North Valley]
[#Apollonius-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Apollonius-Bibliography Bibliography]
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LO-IV-184H

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images

  • Apollonius N, the 9th item in C.A.Wood's list of Concentric Craters (1978), is noticeable on the Hi-Res scan of Lunar Orbiter 4's photograph LOIV-184-h1. Because of the oblique look at it (at the region of Apollonius and Apollonius N) it's rather difficult to locate both of them. But... once you have detected the dark-floored Firmicus, it will be an easy task to discover Apollonius N. In this online scan of LOIV-184-h1, we are looking "upside down" at the Apollonius region (north toward the bottom). The Concentric Crater Apollonius N is "just above" the dark-floored Firmicus (in reality it's SOUTH of Firmicus).
  • Concentric Crater Apollonius N was also captured on Apollo 17's orbital ITEK-panoramic frame AS17-P-2914 (scroll all the way toward the frame's right margin, and you'll see it).
  • It (CC Apollonius N) is also noticeable on the oblique southward looking ITEK frame AS17-P-2595.
  • The remarkable "flower"-like appearance of CC Apollonius N (during high solar illumination) is noticeable on Apollo 17's ITEK frames AS17-P-9440 and AS17-P-9445.
  • Research: Danny Caes


Maps

([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 62C1) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map

Description


Description: Elger

([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions]) APOLLONIUS.--A ring-plain, 30 miles in diameter, standing in the mountainous region S. of the [/Mare%20Crisium Mare Crisium]. There is a large crater on the S.E. wall, and another, somewhat smaller, adjoining it on the N. There are many brilliant craters in the vicinity.

Description: Wikipedia

Apollonius

Additional Information

  • Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
    • Pike, 1976: 2.75 km
    • Westfall, 2000: 2.75 km
    • Viscardy, 1985: 1.7 km
    • Cherrington, 1969: 1.95 km
  • Apollonius N [/concentric%20crater concentric crater] (east of Apollonius, south of Firmicus).
  • Apollonius W is a thermal anomaly crater, implying a youthful age - [/Moore%20et%20al%2C%201980 Moore et al, 1980]
  • Satellite craters Apollonius B and L are on the [/ALPO%20list%20of%20banded%20craters ALPO list of banded craters]


Nomenclature

  • Apollonius of Perga; Greek mathematician (c. 262-190 B.C.).
  • A region near Apollonius was once known as the Bitterroot Meadows. This name (nickname) appeared on a moonmap which was included in the LPOD of February the 11th, 2004.


North Valley


LPOD Articles


Bibliography




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