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* Adrien; French astronomer, physicist (1622-1691).
 
* Adrien; French astronomer, physicist (1622-1691).
 
* Harold Hill called the southeastern corner of Mare Crisium '''Promontorium Auzout Delta''' (see bibliography below).
 
* Harold Hill called the southeastern corner of Mare Crisium '''Promontorium Auzout Delta''' (see bibliography below).
* '''Auzout Alpha''', '''Beta''', '''Gamma''', and '''Delta''' (four sections of the southeastern rim of '''Mare Crisium''', near '''Auzout''') (see the greenish map of the moon in the Dutch classic ''Op Ontdekking in het Maanland'' by A.J.M.Wanders). These four Greek lettered sections are not mentioned on chart [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/SLC-A4 SLC A4] from the ''System of Lunar Craters'', 1966.
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* '''Auzout Alpha''', '''Beta''', '''Gamma''', and '''Delta''' (four sections of the southeastern rim of '''Mare Crisium''', near '''Auzout''') (see the greenish map of the moon in the Dutch classic ''Op Ontdekking in het Maanland'' by A.J.M.Wanders). These four Greek lettered sections are not mentioned on chart [http://the-moon.us/wiki/SLC-A4 SLC A4] from the ''System of Lunar Craters'', 1966.
 
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==North Valley==
 
==North Valley==
  
* Southeast of [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Mare%20Crisium Mare Crisium] (near [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Condorcet Condorcet], '''Auzout''', [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Firmicus Firmicus], and [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apollonius Apollonius]) runs the unofficially named '''''North Valley'''''/ '''''Vallis North'''''; or '''''Vermiform Valley'''''. These unofficial names are included in the [http://www.shallowsky.com/moon/rukl38.html Hitchhiker's Guide to Rukl 38].
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* Southeast of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Mare%20Crisium Mare Crisium] (near [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Condorcet Condorcet], '''Auzout''', [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Firmicus Firmicus], and [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Apollonius Apollonius]) runs the unofficially named '''''North Valley'''''/ '''''Vallis North'''''; or '''''Vermiform Valley'''''. These unofficial names are included in the [http://www.shallowsky.com/moon/rukl38.html Hitchhiker's Guide to Rukl 38].
 
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Revision as of 20:09, 11 April 2018

Auzout

Lat: 10.3°N, Long: 64.1°E, Diam: 32 km, Depth: 3.85 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2038 Rükl: 38]

Table of Contents

[#Auzout Auzout]
[#Auzout-Images Images]
[#Auzout-Maps Maps]
[#Auzout-Description Description]
[#Auzout-Description: Elger Description: Elger]
[#Auzout-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Auzout-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Auzout-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Auzout-North Valley North Valley]
[#Auzout-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Auzout-Bibliography Bibliography]
external image normal_Auzout-van-Albada_LO-IV-184H_LTVT.JPG
LO-IV-184H Auzout is in above center, touching [/van%20Albada van Albada] to its southeast.

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images

Maps

([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 62B4) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map

Description


Description: Elger

([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions]) AZOUT.--A small ring-plain, connected with [/Firmicus Firmicus] by a lofty ridge. It is the apparent centre of many other ridges and valleys which radiate from it towards the N.E. and the [/Mare%20Crisium Mare Crisium]. There is a central mountain, not an easy telescopic object, on its dusky floor.

Description: Wikipedia

Auzout

Additional Information

  • Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
    • Pike, 1976: 3.85 km
    • Westfall, 2000: 3.85 km
    • Cherrington, 1969: 0.7 km
  • Central peak height


Nomenclature

  • Adrien; French astronomer, physicist (1622-1691).
  • Harold Hill called the southeastern corner of Mare Crisium Promontorium Auzout Delta (see bibliography below).
  • Auzout Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta (four sections of the southeastern rim of Mare Crisium, near Auzout) (see the greenish map of the moon in the Dutch classic Op Ontdekking in het Maanland by A.J.M.Wanders). These four Greek lettered sections are not mentioned on chart SLC A4 from the System of Lunar Craters, 1966.


North Valley


LPOD Articles


Bibliography

Wood, C.A. Feb. 2004. Auzout: A Minor Crater and Some Big Ideas. S&T Feb. 2004
Promontorium Auzout delta:
A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings (Harold Hill), pages 26, 27 (the SE corner of the Mare Crisium region).

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