Nishina
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Nishina
| Lat: 44.6°S, Long: 170.4°W, Diam: 65 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
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[#Nishina Nishina]
[#Nishina-Images Images]
[#Nishina-Maps Maps]
[#Nishina-Description Description]
[#Nishina-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Nishina-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Nishina-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Nishina-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Nishina-Bibliography Bibliography]
left: Clementine . right: LROC
Images
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Maps
([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 120D3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Crater counts yield mare ages of 2.47 b.y. (dark area), 3.16 and 3.85 b.y., evidence of multiple periods of volcanism. [/Haruyama%2C%20J.%20and%20others%2C%202008 Haruyama, J. and others, 2008].
Nomenclature
Yoshio Nishina (December 6, 1890–January 10, 1951) was a Japanese physicist. He was a friend of Niels Bohr, and a close associate of Albert Einstein. Nishina was a world-class scientist with excellent leadership qualities. He co-authored the well-known Klein-Nishina Formula, and the Nishina crater on the moon is named in his honor. His research was concerned with cosmic rays and particle accelerator development.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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