Dziewulski
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Dziewulski
| Lat: 21.2°N, Long: 98.9°E, Diam: 63 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
left: LO-V-181M Dziewulski is to the upper left of center with Catena Dziewulski extending to its southeast. The 32-km crater overlaying Dziewulski’s southwest floor and rim is Dziewulski Q, while the shadowed 25-km below Dziewulski Q is Popov W.
right: LROC
Images
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Dziewulski was also captured by Apollo 16's panoramic ITEK-camera during Trans Earth Coast (T.E.C.).
Frame AS16-P-5520 shows Dziewulski and Catena Dziewulski about halfway between the frame's centre and the moon's limb at right.
Research: Danny Caes
Maps
(LAC zone 46D2) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Nomenclature
Wladyslaw; Polish astronomer (1878-1962).
- Dziewulski was among the initial long list of farside names published by the IAU in Menzel, 1971.
- Erroneously printed as Dziewolsky on page 73 (libration chart 2) in the 21st Century Atlas of the Moon (2012).- DannyCaes Jan 23, 2013
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