Wrottesley

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Wrottesley

Lat: 23.9°S, Long: 56.8°E, Diam: 57 km, Depth: 4.23 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2059 Rükl: 59]

Table of Contents

[#Wrottesley Wrottesley]
[#Wrottesley-Images Images]
[#Wrottesley-Maps Maps]
[#Wrottesley-Description Description]
[#Wrottesley-Description: Elger Description: Elger]
[#Wrottesley-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Wrottesley-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Wrottesley-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Wrottesley-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Wrottesley-Bibliography Bibliography]
external image normal_Petavius_19_10_2005.jpg
George Tasroudis (Wrottesley is crater in front of Petavius)

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Wrottesley was photographed by Apollo 15's orbital Mapping/Metric Fairchild camera. This crater near Petavius is visible on Apollo 15's south looking oblique photographs. One such Fairchild frame is AS15-M-2527, in which Wrottesley was captured near the central part of the depicted curved horizon.
Research Danny Caes

Maps

([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 98A3) LAC map Geologic map

Description


Description: Elger

([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions]) WROTTESLEY.--A formation, about 25 miles in diameter, closely associated with the W. wall of [/Petavius Petavius], the shape of which it has clearly modified. Its border on the W., of the linear type, rises nearly 9,000 feet above a light interior, where there is a small bright central mountain and some mounds. There is a prominent valley running along the inner slope of the E. wall.

Description: Wikipedia

Wrottesley

Additional Information

  • Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
    • Westfall, 2000: 4.23 km
    • Viscardy, 1985: 2.3 km
    • Cherrington, 1969: 3.44 km
  • Central Peak Height


Nomenclature

  • Named for John (Baron) Wrottesley (1798-1867), a British astronomer.
  • The name was proposed by British amateur [/Birt W. R. Birt] in 1863, in commemoration of the interest the Baron had shown in astronomy.


LPOD Articles

Trenchent observations of a Trench Uninspiring, but an Active History Limb Gift

Bibliography

A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings (Harold Hill), page 216 (the Biot region).


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