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| − | Lat: 74.37°N, Long: 67.74°E, Diam: 73.16 km, Depth: 3.0 km, [ | + | Lat: 74.37°N, Long: 67.74°E, Diam: 73.16 km, Depth: 3.0 km, [[R%C3%BCkl%205|Rükl 5]], [[Stratigraphy|Nectarian]]<br /> |
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| − | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Petermann_Clementine_LTVT.JPG [[Image:Normal_Petermann_Clementine_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Petermann_Clementine_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3042 Clementine]'' The 8-km diameter circular crater in the upper right is '''Petermann S'''. The 11-km one in the lower left is '''Petermann B'''. The bright arch along the lower margin is the north rim of the neighboring crater [[Cusanus|Cusanus]].<br /> <br /> | |
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Petermann LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Petermann%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Petermann LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Petermann%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([ | + | ''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 5A3)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_5.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF]<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
* IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4669 Petermann] | * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4669 Petermann] | ||
| − | * Depth data from [ | + | * Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]] |
** Westfall, 2000: 3.33 km | ** Westfall, 2000: 3.33 km | ||
** Cherrington, 1969: 3.68 km | ** Cherrington, 1969: 3.68 km | ||
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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
| − | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Heinrich_Petermann August Heinrich Petermann] (1822-1878), a German cartographer and geographer especially noted for his contributions to knowledge about the then poorly known regions of Africa and the Arctic. Petermann contributed a nomenclature [http://books.google.com/books?id=rzI-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false map of the Moon] to Thomas Milner's [http://books.google.com/books?id=rzI-AAAAcAAJ 1850 book] (republished in 1853). One of Petermann's students was [ | + | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Heinrich_Petermann August Heinrich Petermann] (1822-1878), a German cartographer and geographer especially noted for his contributions to knowledge about the then poorly known regions of Africa and the Arctic. Petermann contributed a nomenclature [http://books.google.com/books?id=rzI-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false map of the Moon] to Thomas Milner's [http://books.google.com/books?id=rzI-AAAAcAAJ 1850 book] (republished in 1853). One of Petermann's students was [[Debes|Ernst Debes]], who published a more extensive lunar guide. |
| − | * According to ''[ | + | * According to ''[[Whitaker|Whitaker]]'' (p. 224), this name was introduced by [[Schmidt|Schmidt]]. |
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==LPOD Articles== | ==LPOD Articles== | ||
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* Anon. 1885. [http://books.google.com/books?id=_3gWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA602#v=onepage&q&f=false The House of Perthes, Of Gotha]. ''The Publishers Weekly, Volume 28''. p. 602. | * Anon. 1885. [http://books.google.com/books?id=_3gWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA602#v=onepage&q&f=false The House of Perthes, Of Gotha]. ''The Publishers Weekly, Volume 28''. p. 602. | ||
| − | * Milner, Thomas, and A. Petermann. 1850. ''A descriptive atlas of astronomy and of physical and political geography: with descriptive letter-press.'' London: Orr. (see also the reproduction of the [http://planetologia.elte.hu/ipcd/ipcd.html?cim=millner_1850_moon lunar map] in the [ | + | * Milner, Thomas, and A. Petermann. 1850. ''A descriptive atlas of astronomy and of physical and political geography: with descriptive letter-press.'' London: Orr. (see also the reproduction of the [http://planetologia.elte.hu/ipcd/ipcd.html?cim=millner_1850_moon lunar map] in the [[International%20Planetary%20Cartography%20Database|International Planetary Cartography Database]]) |
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Latest revision as of 03:09, 16 April 2018
Contents
Petermann
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Lat: 74.37°N, Long: 67.74°E, Diam: 73.16 km, Depth: 3.0 km, Rükl 5, Nectarian |
Clementine The 8-km diameter circular crater in the upper right is Petermann S. The 11-km one in the lower left is Petermann B. The bright arch along the lower margin is the north rim of the neighboring crater Cusanus.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 5A3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Wikipedia
Additional Information
- IAU page: Petermann
- Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 3.33 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 3.68 km
- Measures on LRO QuickMap give depth range from about 1.8 to 3.5, ave about 43.0 km
- Remarkable flat mare-like region of Diameter 5 to 6 kilometers northeast of both Petermann A and Petermann Y. See: http://bit.ly/2Cf166g
Nomenclature
- Named for August Heinrich Petermann (1822-1878), a German cartographer and geographer especially noted for his contributions to knowledge about the then poorly known regions of Africa and the Arctic. Petermann contributed a nomenclature map of the Moon to Thomas Milner's 1850 book (republished in 1853). One of Petermann's students was Ernst Debes, who published a more extensive lunar guide.
- According to Whitaker (p. 224), this name was introduced by Schmidt.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
- Anon. 1885. The House of Perthes, Of Gotha. The Publishers Weekly, Volume 28. p. 602.
- Milner, Thomas, and A. Petermann. 1850. A descriptive atlas of astronomy and of physical and political geography: with descriptive letter-press. London: Orr. (see also the reproduction of the lunar map in the International Planetary Cartography Database)
Named Features -- Prev: Rimae Petavius -- Next: Peters
