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Lat: 36.0°S, Long: 60.6°E, Diam: 135 km, Depth: 3.92 km, [[R%C3%BCkl%2069|Rükl: 69]], pre-Nectarian<br />
 
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=1278&fullsize=1 [[Image:Normal_Furnerius-LOIV184-H2.jpg|external image normal_Furnerius-LOIV184-H2.jpg]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1278 LOIV-184-H2]'' The prominent crater on the floor is '''Furnerius B''', while the rille to its upper right is [[Rima%20Furnerius|Rima Furnerius]]. The larger of the two craters in the upper left of the frame is '''Furnerius C''', with the smaller, but brighter, '''Furnerius A''' to its right. Several of the other features around the rim of '''Furnerius''' are named [[satellite%20feature|satellite features]].<br /> <br />  
<div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Furnerius Furnerius]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Furnerius-Images Images]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Furnerius-Maps Maps]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Furnerius-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Furnerius-Description: Elger Description: Elger]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Furnerius-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Furnerius-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Furnerius-Nomenclature Nomenclature]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Furnerius-The Headlights The Headlights]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Furnerius-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Furnerius-Bibliography Bibliography]</div></div>[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=1278&fullsize=1 [[Image:normal_Furnerius-LOIV184-H2.jpg|external image normal_Furnerius-LOIV184-H2.jpg]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1278 LOIV-184-H2]'' The prominent crater on the floor is '''Furnerius B''', while the rille to its upper right is [/Rima%20Furnerius Rima Furnerius]. The larger of the two craters in the upper left of the frame is '''Furnerius C''', with the smaller, but brighter, '''Furnerius A''' to its right. Several of the other features around the rim of '''Furnerius''' are named [/satellite%20feature satellite features].<br /> <br />  
 
 
==Images==
 
==Images==
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Furnerius LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Furnerius%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Furnerius Apollo Images]<br /> <br />  
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Furnerius LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Furnerius%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Furnerius Apollo Images]<br /> <br />  
 
==Maps==
 
==Maps==
''([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 115A4)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_115.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF]<br /> <br />  
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''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 115A4)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_115.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF]<br /> <br />  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
 
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==Description: Elger==
 
==Description: Elger==
''([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions])'' FURNERIUS.--The fourth and most southerly component of the great meridional chain of walled-plains, commencing on the N. with [/Langrenus Langrenus]: a fine but irregular enclosure, about 80 miles in extreme length and much more in breadth. Its rampart is very lofty, and tolerably continuous on the N. and E., but on the other sides is interrupted by small craters and depressions. At peaks on the W. it attains a height of more than 11,000 feet above the interior, and there are other peaks rising nearly as high. There is a ring-plain (Furnerius B) with a central hill, on the W. side of the floor, and numerous craters and crater-pits in other parts of it. On the N.E. side of B there is a short cleft, on the E., a well-marked crater-row, and on the W. a long rill-valley. The very brilliant crater (Furnerius A) on the N.W. <u>glacis</u> is the origin of two fine light streaks, one extending S. for more than 100 miles, and the other in the opposite direction for a great distance.<br /> <br />  
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''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FURNERIUS.--The fourth and most southerly component of the great meridional chain of walled-plains, commencing on the N. with [[Langrenus|Langrenus]]: a fine but irregular enclosure, about 80 miles in extreme length and much more in breadth. Its rampart is very lofty, and tolerably continuous on the N. and E., but on the other sides is interrupted by small craters and depressions. At peaks on the W. it attains a height of more than 11,000 feet above the interior, and there are other peaks rising nearly as high. There is a ring-plain (Furnerius B) with a central hill, on the W. side of the floor, and numerous craters and crater-pits in other parts of it. On the N.E. side of B there is a short cleft, on the E., a well-marked crater-row, and on the W. a long rill-valley. The very brilliant crater (Furnerius A) on the N.W. <u>glacis</u> is the origin of two fine light streaks, one extending S. for more than 100 miles, and the other in the opposite direction for a great distance.<br /> <br />  
 
==Description: Wikipedia==
 
==Description: Wikipedia==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furnerius_(crater) Furnerius]<br /> <br />  
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furnerius_(crater) Furnerius]<br /> <br />  
 
==Additional Information==
 
==Additional Information==
* Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
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* Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]]
 
** Westfall, 2000: 3.92 km
 
** Westfall, 2000: 3.92 km
 
** Cherrington, 1969: 3.35 km
 
** Cherrington, 1969: 3.35 km
* Satellite crater '''Furnerius C''' is on the [/ALPO%20list%20of%20bright%20ray%20craters ALPO list of bright ray craters].
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* Satellite crater '''Furnerius C''' is on the [[ALPO%20list%20of%20bright%20ray%20craters|ALPO list of bright ray craters]].
** This would seem to be a misprint for '''Furnerius A''', a fresh, young and bright crater just to the east of '''Furnerius C'''. In addition to being mentioned by Elger, '''Furnerius A''' is prominent enough to have served as a selenodetic control point. In the [/ULCN#ULCN_1994 1994 ULCN] its position is listed as 33.538°S/59.076°E. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span>
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** This would seem to be a misprint for '''Furnerius A''', a fresh, young and bright crater just to the east of '''Furnerius C'''. In addition to being mentioned by Elger, '''Furnerius A''' is prominent enough to have served as a selenodetic control point. In the [[ULCN#ULCN_1994|1994 ULCN]] its position is listed as 33.538°S/59.076°E. <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span>
 
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==Nomenclature==
 
==Nomenclature==
  
 
* Named for Georges Furner (unkn-fl. 1643), a French mathematician. Little seems to be remembered about him.
 
* Named for Georges Furner (unkn-fl. 1643), a French mathematician. Little seems to be remembered about him.
* [/Whitaker Whitaker] believes the present crater may have been known to van Langren as '''Curtii''' (p. 195) or '''Ligni''' (p. 199).
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* [[Whitaker|Whitaker]] believes the present crater may have been known to van Langren as '''Curtii''' (p. 195) or '''Ligni''' (p. 199).
* The name was introduced on [/Riccioli Riccioli]'s map, and has continued unchanged except that it was originally labeled '''Furnerius Soc. I''', the '''Soc. I''' meaning "Society of Jesus" (see [/Nomenclature-Jesuits Nomenclature-Jesuits]).
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* The name was introduced on [[Riccioli|Riccioli]]'s map, and has continued unchanged except that it was originally labeled '''Furnerius Soc. I''', the '''Soc. I''' meaning "Society of Jesus" (see [[Nomenclature-Jesuits|Nomenclature-Jesuits]]).
 
* Hevelius evidently used the name '''Mons Paropamisus''' to refer to the bright nimbus of the modern '''Furnerius A''' and '''Snellius A'''.
 
* Hevelius evidently used the name '''Mons Paropamisus''' to refer to the bright nimbus of the modern '''Furnerius A''' and '''Snellius A'''.
 
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Furnerius

Lat: 36.0°S, Long: 60.6°E, Diam: 135 km, Depth: 3.92 km, Rükl: 69, pre-Nectarian

external image normal_Furnerius-LOIV184-H2.jpg
LOIV-184-H2 The prominent crater on the floor is Furnerius B, while the rille to its upper right is Rima Furnerius. The larger of the two craters in the upper left of the frame is Furnerius C, with the smaller, but brighter, Furnerius A to its right. Several of the other features around the rim of Furnerius are named satellite features.

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images

Maps

(LAC zone 115A4) USGS Digital Atlas PDF

Description


Description: Elger

(IAU Directions) FURNERIUS.--The fourth and most southerly component of the great meridional chain of walled-plains, commencing on the N. with Langrenus: a fine but irregular enclosure, about 80 miles in extreme length and much more in breadth. Its rampart is very lofty, and tolerably continuous on the N. and E., but on the other sides is interrupted by small craters and depressions. At peaks on the W. it attains a height of more than 11,000 feet above the interior, and there are other peaks rising nearly as high. There is a ring-plain (Furnerius B) with a central hill, on the W. side of the floor, and numerous craters and crater-pits in other parts of it. On the N.E. side of B there is a short cleft, on the E., a well-marked crater-row, and on the W. a long rill-valley. The very brilliant crater (Furnerius A) on the N.W. glacis is the origin of two fine light streaks, one extending S. for more than 100 miles, and the other in the opposite direction for a great distance.

Description: Wikipedia

Furnerius

Additional Information

  • Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
    • Westfall, 2000: 3.92 km
    • Cherrington, 1969: 3.35 km
  • Satellite crater Furnerius C is on the ALPO list of bright ray craters.
    • This would seem to be a misprint for Furnerius A, a fresh, young and bright crater just to the east of Furnerius C. In addition to being mentioned by Elger, Furnerius A is prominent enough to have served as a selenodetic control point. In the 1994 ULCN its position is listed as 33.538°S/59.076°E. - Jim Mosher


Nomenclature

  • Named for Georges Furner (unkn-fl. 1643), a French mathematician. Little seems to be remembered about him.
  • Whitaker believes the present crater may have been known to van Langren as Curtii (p. 195) or Ligni (p. 199).
  • The name was introduced on Riccioli's map, and has continued unchanged except that it was originally labeled Furnerius Soc. I, the Soc. I meaning "Society of Jesus" (see Nomenclature-Jesuits).
  • Hevelius evidently used the name Mons Paropamisus to refer to the bright nimbus of the modern Furnerius A and Snellius A.


The Headlights

  • Furnerius A and nearby Stevinus A (a distinct pair of high-albedo ray craters) are sometimes called the Headlights, see page 20 in the 21st Century Atlas of the Moon by Charles Wood and Maurice Collins.


LPOD Articles

Fabulous Furnerius Fantastic Furnerius Four in a Row

Bibliography