IAU Transactions XIIB
( the following is excerpted from the book published by Academic Press in 1966)
Note: [/IAU%20XII%20News%20Report a report] on this meeting in the December 1964 Sky and Telescope provides some details not included in the official Transactions
Contents
- 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWELFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY (HAMBURG, 1964)
- 2 Table of Contents
- 3 VOLUME XIIC
- 4 ASTRONOMER'S HANDBOOK
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWELFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY (HAMBURG, 1964)
Table of Contents
Edited by
J.-C. PECKER
General Secretary of the Union
from p. 196
16. COMMISION POUR L'ETUDE PHYSIQUE DES PLANETES ET DES SATELLITES
PRÉSIDENT: A. Dolfus.
SECRÉTAIRE: J. H. Focas.
from pp. 202-205
Session administrative III
AN EXTENDED FORM OF BLAGG AND MÜLLER'S SCHEMA OF LUNAR NOMENCLATURE
D. W. G. Arthur
The lunar nomenclature proposed by the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of thc University of Arizona is a revised and extended form of that of [/Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller Blagg and Müller], which was authorized by the Union in 1932. We have attempted to eliminate certain illogical and inconvenient situations in the Blagg and Müller scheme, but all major changes are restricted to the extreme limb regions where the Blagg and Müller scheme, and for that matter, all previous maps, are somewhat unrealistic. The scheme is based on a lengthy and thorough survey of the best available photographs and is embodied in the following documents.
(i) [/System%20of%20Lunar%20Craters The System of Lunar Craters], Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. This work is in four parts with a catalog and map for each of the four lunar quadrants.
(ii) [/Quad%20Maps Lunar and Planetary Designations], Arthur and Agnieray, University of Arizona Press. A two-color map in four parts.
(iii) [/Rectified%20Lunar%20Atlas The Rectified Lunar Atlas], Whitaker et al. University of Arizona Press. This gives the names but not the letters.
(iv) The [/LAC L.A.C. lunar topographic maps] at 1: 1 000 000 of the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center of the U.S. Air Force. These are available by subscription.
The above indicates that the proposed scheme is not subject to the drawback of limited distribution, which somewhat hampered the diffusion and acceptance of the Blagg and Müller nomenclature.
As already stated, no major changes were made in the central areas of the disk, except the deletion of a few names which were duplicated elsewhere. In these areas we merely intensified the existing scheme by adding additional letters. The situation near the limb is basically different in that recent intensive cartographic work, coupled with a changeover to conformal projection, makes the Blagg and Müller scheme quite inadequate for contemporary lunar cartography. To eliminate some serious and widespread difficulties, some 6o new names were added in the extreme limb regions. Almost all of these fall in areas which are very poorly represented in all the older maps.
The demands of tradition and continuity were given full weight throughout, even though these often prevented the development of a completely logical scheme of lunar nomenclature.
Table I : New names
| Name |
Approximate position of center |
Diameter (Unit 0.001 R) |
Previous identifications | |
|
[/Abel Abel] |
85.5 E 34.5 S |
50 |
Abel (Franz 225) | |
|
[/Amundsen Amundsen] |
93.0 E 84.0 S |
55 |
Amundsen ([/Wilkins%20and%20Moore Wilkins and Moore]) | |
|
[/Aston Aston] |
87.5 W 33.0 N |
25 |
Ulugh Beigh E (IAU 1897a) = (Franz 795) | |
|
[/Baade Baade] |
82.5 W 45.0 S |
26 |
Inghirami D (IAU 2251) = Hall (Franz 901) | |
|
[/Balboa Balboa] |
83.5 W 19.0 N |
40 |
- | |
|
[/Balmer Balmer] |
70.0 E 20.0 S |
75 |
- | |
|
[/Banachiewicz Banachiewicz] |
80.5 E 5.5 N |
63 |
- | |
|
[/Barnard Barnard] |
86.5 E 29.5 S |
60 |
- | |
|
[/Bel%27kovich Belkovich] |
87.0 E 61.5 N |
105 |
- |
|
|
[/Bohr Bohr] |
86.5 W 12.5 N |
50 |
- | |
|
[/Boltzmann Boltzmann] |
96.0 W 75.5 S |
40 |
- | |
|
[/Boole Boole] |
85.0 W 64.0 N |
37 |
- | |
|
[/Boss Boss] |
89.5 E 46.0 N |
27 |
- | |
|
[/Brianchon Brianchon] |
85.0 W 74.5 N |
72 |
Carpenter C (IAU 1695) = Anaximander d (Franz 547) | |
|
[/Bunsen Bunsen] |
85.5 W 41.0 N |
44 |
- | |
|
[/Byrd Byrd] |
10.0 E 85.0 N |
52 |
Gioja A (IAU 1018a) | |
|
[/Cannon Cannon] |
81.5 E 20.0 N |
31 |
Alhazen F (IAU 25) | |
|
[/Cremona Cremona] |
86.0 W 67.5 N |
55 |
- | |
|
[/Dalton Dalton] |
84.5 W 17.0 N |
35 |
- | |
|
[/Desargues Desargues] |
73.5 W 70.5 N |
55 |
Anaximander C (IAU 1693) = Anaximander p (Franz 555) | |
|
[/De%20Sitter De Sitter] |
38.0 E 79.5 N |
37 |
Euctemon J (IAU 999c) | |
|
[/Drygalski Drygalski] |
82.0 W 79.5 S |
97 |
Casatus G (IAU 3294a) = Drygalski (Fauth) = Cabeus (Franz 839)= Casatus (Schr.) |
|
|
[/Dubyago Dubiago] |
70.0 E 4.5 N |
21 |
Neper A (IAU 7) | |
|
[/Eddington Eddington] |
72.0 W 22.0 N |
77 |
Otto Struve A (IAU 1902) | |
|
[/Einstein Einstein] |
88.5 W 16.5 N |
100 |
- | |
|
[/Fermi Fermi] |
89 .5 W 7.5 N |
48 |
- | |
|
[/Gibbs Gibbs] |
84.5 E 18.5 S |
40 |
Hecataeus D (IAU 4752) | |
|
[/Gilbert Gilbert] |
76.5 E 3.5 S |
63 |
- | |
|
[/Gill Gill] |
77.0 E 63.5 S |
35 |
- | |
|
[/Goddard Goddard] |
89.0 E 15.0 N |
43 |
Mare Marginis k (Franz 1274) | |
|
[/Hale Hale] |
90.0 E 74.5 S |
48 |
- | |
|
[/Hamilton Hamilton] |
84.0 E 42.5 S |
32 |
Marinus K (IAU 4559a) = Kelvin (Franz 212) | |
|
[/Hartwig Hartwig] |
80.5 W 6.5 S |
50 |
Possibly Riccioli E (IAU 1964) | |
|
[/Hayn Hayn] |
84.0 E 64.5 N |
46 |
Strabo G (IAU 424e) | |
|
[/Hedin Hedin] |
76.5 W 3.0 N |
74 |
Sven Hedin (Fauth) | |
|
[/Hermite Hermite] |
80.0 W 86.0 N |
65 |
- | |
|
[/Hubble Hubble] |
86.5 E 22.0 N |
42 |
Plutarch A (IAU 26a) = Plutarch (Franz 481 | |
|
[/Jansky Jansky] |
90.0 E 8.5 N |
35 |
- | |
|
[/Jeans Jeans] |
94.0 E 57.0 S |
50 |
Mare Australe q (Franz 1357) | |
|
[/Kapteyn Kapteyn] |
70.5 E 10.5 S |
29 |
Lapeyrouse B (lAU 4769) | |
|
[/Krasnov Krasnov] |
80.0 W 30.0 S |
23 |
Lagrange F (IAU 2228) = (Franz 837) | |
|
[/Lamarck Lamarck] |
70.0 W 22.5 S |
55 |
Southern part of Darwin (lAU 2081) | |
|
[/Lam%C3%A9 Lamé] |
64.5 E 14.5 S |
46 |
Vendelinus C (IAU 4699) | |
|
[/Langley Langley] |
86.5 W 51.0 N |
37 |
Regnault (Schm.) | |
|
[/Lyapunov Liapunov] |
90.0E 26.5 N |
36 |
Timoleon (Schm.) | |
|
[/Lyot Lyot ] |
84.0 E 50.5 S |
63 |
Brisbane G (IAU 4540b) | |
|
[/Markov Markov] |
62.5 W 53.5 N |
24 |
Oenopides A (IAU 1713) | |
|
[/Moseley Moseley] |
91.0 W 21.0 N |
45 |
- | |
|
[/Nansen Nansen] |
88.0 E 80.5 N |
60 |
Contains Franz's points 468 and 469 | |
|
[/Pascal Pascal] |
68.5 W 74.5 N |
63 |
Carpenter D (IAU 1361 and 1694) = Anaximander c (Franz 546) | |
|
[/Peary Peary] |
20.0 E 87.5 N |
50 |
Gioja B (IAU 1018b) | |
|
[/Planck Planck] |
87.0 W 8.0 N |
45 |
- | |
|
[/Poncelet Poncelet] |
54.0 W 75.5 N |
40 |
Anaximenes F (IAU 1359a) = (Franz 562) |
|
|
[/Rayleigh Rayleigh] |
89.5 E 29.0 N |
52 |
- | |
|
[/Riemann Riemann] |
87.5 E 39.5 N |
60 |
- | |
|
[/R%C3%B6ntgen Rontgen] |
89.0 W 33.0 N |
56 |
- | |
|
[/Russell Russell] |
75.5 W 26.5 N |
55 |
Northern part of Otto Struve (IAU 1901) | |
|
[/Schl%C3%BCter Schlüter] |
83.5 W 6.0 S |
50 |
Malvasia (Schr.) Floor contains [/Mare%20Hiemis Mare Hiemis] (lAU 1975a). Possibly=Riccioli A (IAU 1962) | |
|
[/Scott Scott] |
47.0 E 82.5 S |
60 |
Scott ([/Wilkins%20and%20Moore Wilkins and Moore]) | |
|
[/Shaler Shaler] |
85.0 W 33.0 S |
22 |
- | |
|
[/Stefan Stefan]* |
94.0 W 72.0 S |
78 |
- | |
|
[/Stokes Stokes] |
89.0 W 72.0 N |
35 |
- | |
|
[/Sylvester Sylvester] |
79.5 W 82.5 N |
35 |
Philolaus p (Franz 730) | |
|
[/Volta Volta] |
85.0 W 53.5 N |
65 |
- | |
|
[/Wright Wright] |
86.5 W 31.5 S |
22 |
- | |
|
[/Joliot Joliot-Curie] |
93.0 E 25.5 N |
82 |
Note: Floor contains [/Mare%20Novum Mare Novum] (IAU 140a}, which is Joliot-Curie of the Soviet Lunik III photography. |
*Possibly not a true formation.
Explanation of symbols
IAU : Blagg and Müller, [/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Named Lunar Formations], 1935
Schm. Schmidt, J., Charte der Gebirge des Mondes, 1878
Schr. Schröter, Selenotopographische Fragmente, 1791 and 1802
R = lunar radius
Table 2 : Nomenclature revisions
Deletions
[/J.%20Cassini J. Cassini], [/Mare%20Novum Mare Novum], [/W.%20Pickering W. Pickering], [/Schneckenberg Schneckenberg]
Reinstatement
[/Montes%20Rook Montes Rook]
Additions (see also Table I)
[/Rupes%20Cauchy Rupes Cauchy], [/Rupes%20Kelvin Rupes Kelvin], [/Rupes%20Liebig Rupes Liebig], [/Vallis%20Baade Vallis Baade], [/Vallis%20Inghirami Vallis Inghirami], [/Mare%20Cognitum Mare Cognitum]
Changed outlines
[/Anaximander Anaximander], [/Darwin Darwin], [/Hecataeus Hecateus], [/Meton Meton], [/Struve Struve]
Changed identifications
[/Brisbane Brisbane], [/Regnault Regnault], [/Ulugh%20Beigh Ulugh Beigh]
Spelling changes etc.
[/La%20Caille La Caille], [/La%20Condamine La Condamine], [/Mons%20La%20Hire La Hire], [/La%20P%C3%A9rouse La Pérouse], [/Le%20Gentil Le Gentil], [/Le%20Monnier Le Monnier], [/Le%20Verrier Le Verrier], [/Regnault Regnault], [/Mare%20Struve Mare Struve], [/Struve Struve]
Latinizations
[/Mons%20Argaeus Mons Argaeus], [/Montes%20Apenninus Montes Apenninus], [/Montes%20Carpatus Montes Carpatus], [/Montes%20Caucasus Montes Caucasus], [/Montes%20Cordillera Montes Cordillera], [/Montes%20D%27Alembert Montes D'Alembert], [/Montes%20Doerfel Montes Doerfel], [/Montes%20Haemus Montes Haemus], [/Montes%20Harbinger Montes Harbinger], [/Montes%20Hercynii Montes Hercynii], [/Montes%20Jura Montes Jura], [/Montes%20Leibnitz Montes Leibnitz], [/Montes%20Pyrenaeus Montes Pyrenaeus], [/Montes%20Recti Montes Recti], [/Montes%20Riphaeus Montes Riphaeus], [/Montes%20Rook Montes Rook], [/Montes%20Taurus Montes Taurus], [/Montes%20Teneriffe Montes Teneriffe], [/Vallis%20Alpes Vallis Alpes], [/Vallis%20Rheita Vallis Rheita], [/Vallis%20Schr%C3%B6teri Vallis Schröteri], [/Rupes%20Altai Rupes Altai], [/Rupes%20Cauchy Rupes Cauchy], [/Rupes%20Recta Rupes Recta], [/Rima%20Ariadaeus Rima Ariadaeus], [/Rima%20Byrgius Rima Byrgius], [/Rima%20Hyginus Rima Hyginus], [/Rimae%20Sirsalis Rima Sirsalis], [/Promontorium%20Fresnel Prom. Fresnel], [/Promontorium%20Kelvin Prom. Kelvin].
Une discussion genérale à lieu a laquelie participent notamment MM. Arthur, Dollfus, le Père Hoyden, Hopman, Kopal, Martynov, Menzel, Rackham, Rösch, Shoemaker, Tombaugh, Wildt.
Ii est recornmandé d'éviter de faire précéder les noms propres par les initailes de prénoms lorsque cellos-ci ne sont pas nécessaires.
Le rapport précédent est adopté.
L'impact de la sonde spatiale Range VII dans la région sombre lunaire elliptique comprise entre les cratères [/Guericke Guéricke], [/Bonpland Bompland], [/Darney Darney] et [/Montes%20Riphaeus Montes Riphaeus] a attiré l'attention sur le fait quo cette mer n'était pas clairement dénommée.
Le Professeur Kuiper propose deux noms possibles: Mare Exploratum ou [/Mare%20Cognitum Mare Cognitum].
Apres one attentive discussion, la désignation [/Mare%20Cognitum Mare Cognitum] est retenue.
Le comité `Nomenclature et Cartographic de la Surface Lunaire' est maintenu avec sa composition initiale complétée par le Dr Arthur.
from:
TRANSACTIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
VOLUME XIIC
ASTRONOMER'S HANDBOOK
Edited by
J.-C. PECKER
General Secretary of the Union
ACADEMIC PRESS
LONDON AND NEW YORK
1966
(from page 150)
Membership of Commissions
16. Commission pour l'Étude Physique des Planètes et des Satellites.
(Physical Study of Planets and Satellites)
PRÉSIDENT: Prof. R. Wildt, Yale University Observatory, Box 2023, Yale Station, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
VICE-PRÉSIDENT: Dr G. Herzberg, Director, Division of Pure Physics, National Research
Council, Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
COMITÉ d'ORGANISATION: A. Dollfus, G. P. Kuiper, C. H. 1\2ayer, C. E. Sagan, V. V.
Sharonov j .
(from page 151)
MEMBRES: Ashbrook, Barabashov, Barreto, Bobrov, Bullen, Camichel, Collinson, De Marcus, De Mottoni, De Vaucouleurs, Drake, Focas, Fox, Gehrels, Giclas, Guérin, Günther, Hall (J. S.), Ingrao, Jeffreys, Jelley, Kaplan (L.), Kellog, Kiess, Kopal, Koval, Levin, Link, Lipsky, Luplau-Janssen, Martynov, Menzel, Middlehurst, Murray, O'Keefe, Opik, Peek+, Pettengill, Rösch, Safronov, Shoemaker, Sinton, Smith (B. A.), Smith (Harlan J.), Spinrad, Strong, Tombaugh, Whitaker, Wilson (A. G.).
17. Commission de la Lune. (The Moon)
PRÉSIDENT: Dr D. H. Menzel, Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge 38, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
VICE-PRÉSIDENT: Dr A. Dollfus, Observatoire de Paris, Section d'Astrophysique, 92-Meudon, France;
Prof. Dr K. Koziel, Professor of Astronomy, Jagellonian University, Kopernika 27/3, Cracow, Poland.
COMITÉ d'ORGANISATION: B. Bell, D. Martynov, M. G. J. Minnaert.
MEMBRES: Arthur, Ashbrook, 33arabashov, Boneff, Botelheiro, Drofa, Dzhapiashvili, Eckert, Ezersky, Fielder, Focas, Gold, Günther, Guth, Habibulin, Hall (R. G.), Heyden, Hirose, Hopmann, Ingrao, Jeffreys, Kopal, Kuiper, Levin, Link, Markowitz, Murray, Nicholson, O'Keefe, Pettengill, Potter, Rösch, Sadler (F. M. McBain), Sagan, Sato, Schrutka-Rechtenstamm, Sharonov+, Shoemaker, Sinton, Sytinskaya, Troitsky, Ueta, Urey, Whipple, Whitaker, Yakovkin (A. A.).
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