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| − | + | [http://lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Catena-Humboldt_LO-IV-009M_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_Catena-Humboldt_LO-IV-009M_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Catena-Humboldt_LO-IV-009M_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2951 LO-IV-009M]'' Based on the position and diameter in the on-line [[IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer|IAU Planetary Gazetteer]] (quoted above) '''Catena Humboldt''' is the crater chain that extends northeast from the 189-km diameter crater [[Humboldt|Humboldt]] (partially visible in the lower left). The dark 167-km crater above [[Humboldt|Humboldt]] is [[Hecataeus|Hecataeus]]. 76-km [[Gibbs|Gibbs]] can be seen at the top of the frame, and on the right, a bit below the top, is 64-km '''[[Schorr|Schorr]] A'''.<br /> <br /> | |
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Catena%20Humboldt LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Catena%20Humboldt%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Humboldt Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Catena%20Humboldt LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Catena%20Humboldt%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Humboldt Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
Named after nearby crater. ([[Humboldt|Humboldt]])<br /> | Named after nearby crater. ([[Humboldt|Humboldt]])<br /> | ||
| − | * This name for a crater chain in "LAC Region 99" was approved in 1976 ([[IAU%20Transactions%20XVIB|IAU Transactions XVIB]]). No further details of how to identify it were given. <span class="membersnap">- | + | * This name for a crater chain in "LAC Region 99" was approved in 1976 ([[IAU%20Transactions%20XVIB|IAU Transactions XVIB]]). No further details of how to identify it were given. <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span> |
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Catena Humboldt
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Lat: 21.5°S, Long: 84.6°E, Length: 165 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 60 |
LO-IV-009M Based on the position and diameter in the on-line IAU Planetary Gazetteer (quoted above) Catena Humboldt is the crater chain that extends northeast from the 189-km diameter crater Humboldt (partially visible in the lower left). The dark 167-km crater above Humboldt is Hecataeus. 76-km Gibbs can be seen at the top of the frame, and on the right, a bit below the top, is 64-km Schorr A.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Maps
(LAC zone 99B4) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
List of Lunar Catenae.
Nomenclature
Named after nearby crater. (Humboldt)
- This name for a crater chain in "LAC Region 99" was approved in 1976 (IAU Transactions XVIB). No further details of how to identify it were given. - Jim Mosher
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
