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| − | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Weierstrass_LO-I-025M_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_Weierstrass_LO-I-025M_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Weierstrass_LO-I-025M_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2961 LO-I-025M]'' '''Van Vleck''' is in the lower right. To its northwest is 33-km [[Weierstrass|Weierstrass]].<br /> [[Image:VanVleck-LRO.jpg|VanVleck-LRO.jpg]]<br /> LRO image.<br /> <br /> | |
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Van%20Vleck LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Van%20Vleck%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Gilbert%20M Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Van%20Vleck LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Van%20Vleck%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Gilbert%20M Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
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John Monroe; American astronomer, mathematician (1833-1912).<br /> | John Monroe; American astronomer, mathematician (1833-1912).<br /> | ||
| − | * This replacement name for a formerly [[lettered%20crater|lettered crater]] was provisionally introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto81a2_1/ LTO-81A2]. It was approved in 1976 ([[IAU%20Transactions%20XVIB|IAU Transactions XVIB]]). <span class="membersnap">- | + | * This replacement name for a formerly [[lettered%20crater|lettered crater]] was provisionally introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto81a2_1/ LTO-81A2]. It was approved in 1976 ([[IAU%20Transactions%20XVIB|IAU Transactions XVIB]]). <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span> |
* Printed as '''Van Vle<u>k</u>''' on the revised and reprinted edition of the ''National Geographic Society'''s moonmap THE EARTH'S MOON (2014). | * Printed as '''Van Vle<u>k</u>''' on the revised and reprinted edition of the ''National Geographic Society'''s moonmap THE EARTH'S MOON (2014). | ||
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| − | The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Vleck_Observatory Van Vleck Observatory] (named after John M. Van Vleck) is mentioned on page 766 of ''Burnham's Celestial Handbook'' (Volume 2). See: Trigonometric Parallax for the star Chi Cygni. <span class="membersnap">- | + | The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Vleck_Observatory Van Vleck Observatory] (named after John M. Van Vleck) is mentioned on page 766 of ''Burnham's Celestial Handbook'' (Volume 2). See: Trigonometric Parallax for the star Chi Cygni. <span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>May 4, 2015</small></span><br /> |
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Van Vleck
(formerly Gilbert M)
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Lat: 1.9°S, Long: 78.3°E, Diam: 34 km, Depth: 2.9 km, Rükl: 49 |
LO-I-025M Van Vleck is in the lower right. To its northwest is 33-km Weierstrass.
LRO image.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Maps
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 3.03 km
LRO altimetry 2.6 km deep, 34 km in diameter, with 375 m high central peak. (CAW)
Nomenclature
John Monroe; American astronomer, mathematician (1833-1912).
- This replacement name for a formerly lettered crater was provisionally introduced on LTO-81A2. It was approved in 1976 (IAU Transactions XVIB). - Jim Mosher
- Printed as Van Vlek' on the revised and reprinted edition of the National Geographic Societys moonmap THE EARTH'S MOON (2014).
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
The Van Vleck Observatory (named after John M. Van Vleck) is mentioned on page 766 of Burnham's Celestial Handbook (Volume 2). See: Trigonometric Parallax for the star Chi Cygni. - DannyCaes May 4, 2015
