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'''Left:''' ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2733 LO-IV-009M]'' This is an area that is poorly represented in any of the [[Lunar%20Orbiter|Lunar Orbiter]] images that are readily available on-line. The IAU-named features visible in this rectified version of a photo taken with the medium resolution camera are: [[Kiess|Kiess]], [[Widmannst%C3%A4tten|Widmannstätten]], [[Kreiken|Kreiken]], [[Dale|Dale]], [[Elmer|Elmer]] and two lettered satellites of [[K%C3%A4stner|Kästner]]. '''Middle:''' [http://www.mapaplanet.org/explorer-bin/explorer.cgi?map=Moon&layers=moon_clementine_base_v2&info=NO&advoption=NO&sizeSelector=imageSize&lines=1442&samples=2880&Resolution=134.579439252336&r=1&g=1&b=1&projection=SIMP&grid=none&stretch=auto&north=-13.06&south=-7.71&west=79.07&east=89.77¢er_lat=0¢er=84.42&defaultcenter=on Clementine] image from [http://www.mapaplanet.org/ Map-A-Planet]. '''Right:''' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_81.pdf Color-coded topography LAC 81] image from [[USGS%20Digital%20Atlas|USGS Digital Atlas]].<div id="toc"> | '''Left:''' ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2733 LO-IV-009M]'' This is an area that is poorly represented in any of the [[Lunar%20Orbiter|Lunar Orbiter]] images that are readily available on-line. The IAU-named features visible in this rectified version of a photo taken with the medium resolution camera are: [[Kiess|Kiess]], [[Widmannst%C3%A4tten|Widmannstätten]], [[Kreiken|Kreiken]], [[Dale|Dale]], [[Elmer|Elmer]] and two lettered satellites of [[K%C3%A4stner|Kästner]]. '''Middle:''' [http://www.mapaplanet.org/explorer-bin/explorer.cgi?map=Moon&layers=moon_clementine_base_v2&info=NO&advoption=NO&sizeSelector=imageSize&lines=1442&samples=2880&Resolution=134.579439252336&r=1&g=1&b=1&projection=SIMP&grid=none&stretch=auto&north=-13.06&south=-7.71&west=79.07&east=89.77¢er_lat=0¢er=84.42&defaultcenter=on Clementine] image from [http://www.mapaplanet.org/ Map-A-Planet]. '''Right:''' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_81.pdf Color-coded topography LAC 81] image from [[USGS%20Digital%20Atlas|USGS Digital Atlas]].<div id="toc"> | ||
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Elmer LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Elmer%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Elmer Apollo Images]<br /> - Apollo 12's orbital ''Hasselblad''-camera frame [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS12-54-7987 AS12-54-7987] shows the bowl-shaped crater '''Elmer''' near the frame's right margin.<br /> - Apollo 15's panoramic ''ITEK''-camera frames [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS15-P-9735 AS15-P-9735] and [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS15-P-9740 AS15-P-9740] show '''Elmer''' near the left margins of both frames.<br /> - Research Apollo 12 and Apollo 15 photography: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Elmer LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Elmer%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Elmer Apollo Images]<br /> - Apollo 12's orbital ''Hasselblad''-camera frame [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS12-54-7987 AS12-54-7987] shows the bowl-shaped crater '''Elmer''' near the frame's right margin.<br /> - Apollo 15's panoramic ''ITEK''-camera frames [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS15-P-9735 AS15-P-9735] and [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS15-P-9740 AS15-P-9740] show '''Elmer''' near the left margins of both frames.<br /> - Research Apollo 12 and Apollo 15 photography: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | ||
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Charles Wesley; American astronomer (1872-1954).<br /> | Charles Wesley; American astronomer (1872-1954).<br /> | ||
| − | * This name appears on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto81c1_1/ LTO-81C1]. It does not appear to replace any previous IAU-approved designation. Although it appears in the cumulative list of approved names printed in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XVB|IAU Transactions XVB]], when and how it came to be approved is not entirely clear from the IAU record. <span class="membersnap">- | + | * This name appears on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto81c1_1/ LTO-81C1]. It does not appear to replace any previous IAU-approved designation. Although it appears in the cumulative list of approved names printed in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XVB|IAU Transactions XVB]], when and how it came to be approved is not entirely clear from the IAU record. <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span> |
* According to LTO 81-C1, a crater south of '''Elmer''' is called '''''Novalis'''''. Who was Novalis? See this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novalis Wikipedia-page]. | * According to LTO 81-C1, a crater south of '''Elmer''' is called '''''Novalis'''''. Who was Novalis? See this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novalis Wikipedia-page]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:21, 15 April 2018
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Elmer
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Lat: 10.1°S, Long: 84.1°E, Diam: 16 km, Depth: 2.35 km, Rükl: 49 | ||
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Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
- Apollo 12's orbital Hasselblad-camera frame AS12-54-7987 shows the bowl-shaped crater Elmer near the frame's right margin.
- Apollo 15's panoramic ITEK-camera frames AS15-P-9735 and AS15-P-9740 show Elmer near the left margins of both frames.
- Research Apollo 12 and Apollo 15 photography: Danny Caes
Maps
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Pike, 1976: 2.35 km
- Westfall, 2000: 3.13 km
Nomenclature
Charles Wesley; American astronomer (1872-1954).
- This name appears on LTO-81C1. It does not appear to replace any previous IAU-approved designation. Although it appears in the cumulative list of approved names printed in IAU Transactions XVB, when and how it came to be approved is not entirely clear from the IAU record. - Jim Mosher
- According to LTO 81-C1, a crater south of Elmer is called Novalis. Who was Novalis? See this Wikipedia-page.
Lettered Craters
Excerpt from the USGS Digital Atlas of the Moon.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
