Stein
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Stein
| Lat: 7.2°N, Long: 179.0°E, Diam: 33 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
Images
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- A fresh high-albedo raycraterlet immedialety east of Stein (at exactly 7°50' North/ 177°15' West) was photographed by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (as a magnificent Close Up!). See LPOD Lunar Poppy. It (this remarkable bright raycraterlet and its ejectablanket) is also noticeable on page 136 (LAC 68) in the Clementine Atlas of the Moon. - DannyCaes May 18, 2010
- According to David Woods and his colleagues, of the Apollo 11 Flight Journal, Apollo 11's orbital Hasselblad frame AS11-43-6396 should show satellite craters Stein K and Stein L.
Maps
(LAC zone 68D2) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
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Additional Information
Nomenclature
Johan Willem Jakob Antoon Stein; Dutch astronomer (1871-1951).
Perhaps... this could be the same Stein as the J.Stein who's mentioned in the lower section of the third column in Table I on Page X of the SKY CATALOGUE 2000.0, Volume 2; Double Stars, Variable Stars and Nonstellar Objects (Double Star Designation Codes). - DannyCaes Aug 1, 2015
LROC Articles
Thick and Sticky Melt-Rock (small unnamed craterlet immediately southeast of Stein M, south of Stein itself) (this small craterlet is almost invisible on page 137 of the Clementine Atlas of the Moon, revised and updated edition).
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