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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Sylvester LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Sylvester%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Sylvester LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Sylvester%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([ | + | ''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 1C2)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_1.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF]<br /> <br /> |
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_(crater) Sylvester]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_(crater) Sylvester]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | Depth data from [ | + | Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br /> |
* Westfall, 2000: 2.98 km | * Westfall, 2000: 2.98 km | ||
* Cherrington, 1969: 2.71 km | * Cherrington, 1969: 2.71 km | ||
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* James Joseph; British mathematician (1814-1897). | * James Joseph; British mathematician (1814-1897). | ||
| − | * Name given by Arthur and Whitaker in ''[ | + | * Name given by Arthur and Whitaker in ''[[Rectified%20Lunar%20Atlas|Rectified Lunar Atlas]]'' (1963) and approved by IAU in 1964 ([[Whitaker|Whitaker]], 1999, p. 234). |
* The pronounced valley south of Sylvester and east of Froelich is unofficially called ''Vallis Sylvester'' by D. Caes. See LAC 9 in the ''<u>Clementine Atlas</u>'' (the upper right corner of LAC 9). Note that this valley is NOT Catena Sylvester! | * The pronounced valley south of Sylvester and east of Froelich is unofficially called ''Vallis Sylvester'' by D. Caes. See LAC 9 in the ''<u>Clementine Atlas</u>'' (the upper right corner of LAC 9). Note that this valley is NOT Catena Sylvester! | ||
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Revision as of 16:18, 15 April 2018
Contents
Sylvester
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Lat: 82.7°N, Long: 79.6°W, Diam: 58 km, Depth: 2.98 km, Rükl: 3, Nectarian |
Table of Contents
[#Sylvester Sylvester]
[#Sylvester-Images Images]
[#Sylvester-Maps Maps]
[#Sylvester-Description Description]
[#Sylvester-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Sylvester-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Sylvester-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Sylvester-LROC Articles LROC Articles]
[#Sylvester-Bibliography Bibliography]
LO-IV-190H Because of its postion near the Moon's north pole, the sun angle at Sylvester is always low, and most of the crater's floor is usually in shadow.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 1C2) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 2.98 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 2.71 km
Nomenclature
- James Joseph; British mathematician (1814-1897).
- Name given by Arthur and Whitaker in Rectified Lunar Atlas (1963) and approved by IAU in 1964 (Whitaker, 1999, p. 234).
- The pronounced valley south of Sylvester and east of Froelich is unofficially called Vallis Sylvester by D. Caes. See LAC 9 in the Clementine Atlas (the upper right corner of LAC 9). Note that this valley is NOT Catena Sylvester!
LROC Articles
Light on the permanently shadowed inner slopes and bulbous floor of Sylvester N (post number 979).
Bibliography
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