Difference between revisions of "Lamèch"
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| − | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Lamech_LO-IV-098H_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_Lamech_LO-IV-098H_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Lamech_LO-IV-098H_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2725 LO-IV-098H]'' '''Lamèch''' is at the bottom. The 10-km crater above it is '''[[Eudoxus|Eudoxus]] D'''. The shadowed ridge in the upper left corner is a very small part of the western flank of [[Montes%20Caucasus|Montes Caucasus]].<br /> <br /> | |
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Lamech LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Lamech%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Lamech LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Lamech%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
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** Westfall, 2000: 1.46 km | ** Westfall, 2000: 1.46 km | ||
** Viscardy, 1985: 1.46 km | ** Viscardy, 1985: 1.46 km | ||
| − | * From the shadows in [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?4108 LO-IV-108H], '''Lamèch''' is 1430-1900 m deep. <span class="membersnap">- | + | * From the shadows in [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/frame/?4108 LO-IV-108H], '''Lamèch''' is 1430-1900 m deep. <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span> |
| − | * The "L"-shaped mountain at 43° north/ 11° east (the ''Lamech plateau''; west of '''Lamech''', in the northern part of the '''Montes Caucasus''') is an interesting telescopic target during Full Moon, when the western slope of its north-south oriented part, and the southern slope of its east-west oriented part, look very much like an illuminated "L" or "sunlit corner". It is unofficially called '''Mons Elbruz''' by Danny Caes (note: the Terrestrial Mount Elbruz is also located in the Caucasus range). <span class="membersnap">- | + | * The "L"-shaped mountain at 43° north/ 11° east (the ''Lamech plateau''; west of '''Lamech''', in the northern part of the '''Montes Caucasus''') is an interesting telescopic target during Full Moon, when the western slope of its north-south oriented part, and the southern slope of its east-west oriented part, look very much like an illuminated "L" or "sunlit corner". It is unofficially called '''Mons Elbruz''' by Danny Caes (note: the Terrestrial Mount Elbruz is also located in the Caucasus range). <span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Jan 23, 2008</small></span> |
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Revision as of 17:34, 15 April 2018
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Lamèch
| Lat: 42.7°N, Long: 13.1°E, Diam: 13 km, Depth: 1.46 km, Rükl: 13 |
LO-IV-098H Lamèch is at the bottom. The 10-km crater above it is Eudoxus D. The shadowed ridge in the upper left corner is a very small part of the western flank of Montes Caucasus.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 26A4) LAC map Geologic map
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 1.46 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 1.46 km
- From the shadows in LO-IV-108H, Lamèch is 1430-1900 m deep. - Jim Mosher
- The "L"-shaped mountain at 43° north/ 11° east (the Lamech plateau; west of Lamech, in the northern part of the Montes Caucasus) is an interesting telescopic target during Full Moon, when the western slope of its north-south oriented part, and the southern slope of its east-west oriented part, look very much like an illuminated "L" or "sunlit corner". It is unofficially called Mons Elbruz by Danny Caes (note: the Terrestrial Mount Elbruz is also located in the Caucasus range). - DannyCaes Jan 23, 2008
Nomenclature
- Named for Felix Chemla Lamèch (1894-1962), a French selenographer and founder and first director of Corfu Observatory. See the extended biography.
- Named by Karl Müller in Named Lunar Formations in 1935 (Whitaker, p 229). According to Whitaker (p. 228), Lamèch had previously named a crater after Müller.
LPOD Articles
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