Kapteyn

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Kapteyn

(formerly La Pérouse B)

Lat: 10.8°S, Long: 70.6°E, Diam: 49 km, Depth: 3.71 km, Rükl: 49

external image normal_Kapteyn_LO-IV-184H_LTVT.JPGKapteyn-WAC-QM.jpg
LO-IV-184H; LRO-WAC mosaic

Images

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  • According to the Apollo 8 Flight Journal (David Woods and Frank O'Brien), crater Kapteyn was Photographic Target of Opportunity N° 65.
  • An oblique south-looking orbital close up of Kapteyn is Apollo 8's frame AS8-13-2270.


Maps

(LAC zone 81D1) LTO map

Description


Description: Wikipedia

Kapteyn

Additional Information

  • Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
    • Westfall, 2000: 3.71 km
    • The shadows in LO-IV-184H indicate a depth of 3300-3400 m. - JimMosher
  • Central peak height
    • The central peak is about 900 m tall. - JimMosher
    • Sekiguchi, 1972: <1km - fatastronomer
  • Kapteyn E central peak height


Nomenclature


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