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Lat: 28.28°S, Long: 1.09°W, Diam: 126.64 km, Depth: 3.61 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2055 Rükl: 55], pre-Nectarian<br />
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Lat: 28.28°S, Long: 1.09°W, Diam: 126.64 km, Depth: 3.61 km, [[R%C3%BCkl%2055|Rükl: 55]], pre-Nectarian<br />
 
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Regiomontanus LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Regiomontanus%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Regiomontanus Apollo Images]<br /> <br />  
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Regiomontanus LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Regiomontanus%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Regiomontanus Apollo Images]<br /> <br />  
 
==Maps==
 
==Maps==
''([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 95D3)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac95/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I822/ Geologic map]<br /> <br />  
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''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 95D3)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac95/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I822/ Geologic map]<br /> <br />  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
 
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==Description: Elger==
 
==Description: Elger==
''([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions])'' REGIOMONTANUS.--A still more irregular walled-plain, of about the same area, closely associated with the S. flank of [/Purbach Purbach], having a rampart of a similar complex type, traversed by passes, longitudinal valleys, and other depressions. Schmidt alone shows the especially fine example of a crater-row, which is not a difficult object, in connection with the S.W. wall. Excepting one crater, nearly central, and some inconspicuous ridges, I have seen no detail on the floor. Schmidt, however, records many features.<br /> <br />  
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''([[IAU%20Directions|IAU Directions]])'' REGIOMONTANUS.--A still more irregular walled-plain, of about the same area, closely associated with the S. flank of [[Purbach|Purbach]], having a rampart of a similar complex type, traversed by passes, longitudinal valleys, and other depressions. Schmidt alone shows the especially fine example of a crater-row, which is not a difficult object, in connection with the S.W. wall. Excepting one crater, nearly central, and some inconspicuous ridges, I have seen no detail on the floor. Schmidt, however, records many features.<br /> <br />  
 
==Description: Wikipedia==
 
==Description: Wikipedia==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiomontanus_(crater) Regiomontanus]<br /> <br />  
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiomontanus_(crater) Regiomontanus]<br /> <br />  
 
==Additional Information==
 
==Additional Information==
  Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]<br />  
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  Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br />  
 
* Westfall, 2000: 3.61 km
 
* Westfall, 2000: 3.61 km
 
* Cherrington, 1969: 2.95 km
 
* Cherrington, 1969: 2.95 km
  
 
* Central peak height
 
* Central peak height
** [/Sekiguchi%2C%201972 Sekiguchi, 1972]: 1.2 km <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer [[Image:fatastronomer-lg.jpg|16px|fatastronomer]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer fatastronomer]</span>
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** [[Sekiguchi%2C%201972|Sekiguchi, 1972]]: 1.2 km <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer [[Image:fatastronomer-lg.jpg|16px|fatastronomer]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer fatastronomer]</span>
* Central peak has a summit crater 5.5 km in diameter--[/Sekiguchi%2C%201972 Sekiguchi, 1972]<span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer [[Image:fatastronomer-lg.jpg|16px|fatastronomer]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer fatastronomer]</span>
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* Central peak has a summit crater 5.5 km in diameter--[[Sekiguchi%2C%201972|Sekiguchi, 1972]]<span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer [[Image:fatastronomer-lg.jpg|16px|fatastronomer]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer fatastronomer]</span>
 
==Nomenclature==
 
==Nomenclature==
 
  Johannes Müller von Königsberg (June 6, 1436 – July 6, 1476), known by his Latin pseudonym [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiomontanus Regiomontanus], was an important German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer.<br /> <br />  
 
  Johannes Müller von Königsberg (June 6, 1436 – July 6, 1476), known by his Latin pseudonym [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiomontanus Regiomontanus], was an important German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer.<br /> <br />  
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[http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/August_30,_2004 Are Central Peaks Volcanoes]<br /> [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/February_6,_2007 Like Getting New Glasses]<br /> <br />  
 
[http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/August_30,_2004 Are Central Peaks Volcanoes]<br /> [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/February_6,_2007 Like Getting New Glasses]<br /> <br />  
 
==Lunar 100==
 
==Lunar 100==
[/Lunar%20100 L46]: Possible volcanic peak.<br /> <br />  
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[[Lunar%20100|L46]]: Possible volcanic peak.<br /> <br />  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
  Wood, C.A. 7/2006. False Volcanoes on the Moon. S&T 112:(1):66-67<br /> <br /> <br />
 
  Wood, C.A. 7/2006. False Volcanoes on the Moon. S&T 112:(1):66-67<br /> <br /> <br />
 
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Regiomontanus

Lat: 28.28°S, Long: 1.09°W, Diam: 126.64 km, Depth: 3.61 km, Rükl: 55, pre-Nectarian

Table of Contents

[#Regiomontanus Regiomontanus]
[#toc1 ]
[#Regiomontanus-Images Images]
[#Regiomontanus-Maps Maps]
[#Regiomontanus-Description Description]
[#Regiomontanus-Description: Elger Description: Elger]
[#Regiomontanus-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Regiomontanus-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Regiomontanus-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Regiomontanus-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Regiomontanus-Lunar 100 Lunar 100]
[#Regiomontanus-Bibliography Bibliography]
Regiomontanus.jpg
LRO

Regiomontanus in the evening and morning.jpg

Evening and morning in Regiomontanus by Peter Oberč, Slovenia

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images

Maps

(LAC zone 95D3) LAC map Geologic map

Description


Description: Elger

(IAU Directions) REGIOMONTANUS.--A still more irregular walled-plain, of about the same area, closely associated with the S. flank of Purbach, having a rampart of a similar complex type, traversed by passes, longitudinal valleys, and other depressions. Schmidt alone shows the especially fine example of a crater-row, which is not a difficult object, in connection with the S.W. wall. Excepting one crater, nearly central, and some inconspicuous ridges, I have seen no detail on the floor. Schmidt, however, records many features.

Description: Wikipedia

Regiomontanus

Additional Information

Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
  • Westfall, 2000: 3.61 km
  • Cherrington, 1969: 2.95 km

Nomenclature

Johannes Müller von Königsberg (June 6, 1436 – July 6, 1476), known by his Latin pseudonym Regiomontanus, was an important German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer.

LPOD Articles

Are Central Peaks Volcanoes
Like Getting New Glasses

Lunar 100

L46: Possible volcanic peak.

Bibliography

Wood, C.A. 7/2006. False Volcanoes on the Moon. S&T 112:(1):66-67



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