Berzelius

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Berzelius

Lat: 36.6°N, Long: 50.9°E, Diam: 50 km, Depth: 2.99 km, Rükl: 15

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Description


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(IAU Directions) BERZELIUS.--A considerable ring-plain of regular form, with low walls and dark interior, on which there is a central peak, difficult to detect.

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Berzelius

Additional Information

Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
  • Westfall, 2000: 2.99 km


Nomenclature

- Jöns Jakob Berzelius (August 20, 1779 – August 7, 1848) was a Swedish chemist. He invented the modern chemical notation, and is together with John Dalton and Antoine Lavoisier considered a father of modern chemistry.

Promontorium Archidaeum

A mountainous region between Berzelius and nearby Geminus was once called Promontorium Archidaeum by William Radcliffe Birt.
See: Lunar Objects Suitable for Observation in June 1872 (W.R.Birt).

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