Kaiser

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Kaiser

Lat: 36.5°S, Long: 6.5°E, Diam: 52 km, Depth: 1.06 km, Rükl: 66

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Description: Wikipedia

Kaiser

Additional Information

Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
  • Westfall, 2000: 1.06 km
  • Cherrington, 1969: 1.98 km


Nomenclature

- Frederik Kaiser (June 10, 1808 – July 28, 1872) was a Dutch astronomer. He is credited with the advancement of Dutch astronomy through his world-class scientific contributions of positional measurements, his successful popularization of astronomy in the Netherlands, and by helping to build a state-of-the-art observatory in 1861.
- Kaiser seems to have been a possible name for the bowl shaped high-albedo crater Mosting A (number 498), see W.R.Birt, august 1873.- DannyCaes May 19, 2013

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