Difference between revisions of "Couder"
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''(formerly '''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Maunder Maunder] Z''')''<div id="toc"> | ''(formerly '''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Maunder Maunder] Z''')''<div id="toc"> | ||
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| Lat: 4.8°S, Long: 92.4°W, Diam: 21 km, Depth: km, Rükl: ''(farside)''<br /> | | Lat: 4.8°S, Long: 92.4°W, Diam: 21 km, Depth: km, Rükl: ''(farside)''<br /> | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couder_(crater) Couder]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couder_(crater) Couder]<br /> <br /> | ||
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| − | * From the shadows in the higher sun view of [http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2789 LO-IV-195H], the east rim of '''Couder''' rises slightly more than 4000 m above the floor. <span class="membersnap">- | + | * From the shadows in the higher sun view of [http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2789 LO-IV-195H], the east rim of '''Couder''' rises slightly more than 4000 m above the floor. <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span> |
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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
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* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1980QJRAS..21...65F André Couder] (November 27, 1897 - January 16, 1979) was a French astronomer. Couder was a telescope specialist who introduced several innovations in telescope design. | * [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1980QJRAS..21...65F André Couder] (November 27, 1897 - January 16, 1979) was a French astronomer. Couder was a telescope specialist who introduced several innovations in telescope design. | ||
* According to ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Whitaker Whitaker]'' (p. 236), this replacement name for a formerly [http://the-moon.us/wiki/lettered%20crater lettered crater] was introduced in ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/NASA%20RP-1097 NASA RP-1097]''. The name was approved by the IAU in 1985 ([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions%20XIXB IAU Transactions XIXB]). | * According to ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Whitaker Whitaker]'' (p. 236), this replacement name for a formerly [http://the-moon.us/wiki/lettered%20crater lettered crater] was introduced in ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/NASA%20RP-1097 NASA RP-1097]''. The name was approved by the IAU in 1985 ([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions%20XIXB IAU Transactions XIXB]). | ||
| − | * On page 181 (LAC 90) of the ''Clementine Atlas'' (2004) the name '''Couder''' is not printed (this crater is still called '''Maunder Z''').<span class="membersnap">- | + | * On page 181 (LAC 90) of the ''Clementine Atlas'' (2004) the name '''Couder''' is not printed (this crater is still called '''Maunder Z''').<span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Oct 16, 2011</small></span> |
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Revision as of 17:18, 15 April 2018
Contents
Couder
(formerly Maunder Z)
| Lat: 4.8°S, Long: 92.4°W, Diam: 21 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 90B3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- From the shadows in the higher sun view of LO-IV-195H, the east rim of Couder rises slightly more than 4000 m above the floor. - Jim Mosher
Nomenclature
- André Couder (November 27, 1897 - January 16, 1979) was a French astronomer. Couder was a telescope specialist who introduced several innovations in telescope design.
- According to Whitaker (p. 236), this replacement name for a formerly lettered crater was introduced in NASA RP-1097. The name was approved by the IAU in 1985 (IAU Transactions XIXB).
- On page 181 (LAC 90) of the Clementine Atlas (2004) the name Couder is not printed (this crater is still called Maunder Z).- DannyCaes Oct 16, 2011
LROC Articles
Recent Debris Flow (high-albedo streaks on the western inner slopes of Couder)
Bibliography
