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| − | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=3639&fullsize=1 [[Image:Normal_Kimura-Warped_Clementine-LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Kimura-Warped_Clementine-LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3639 Clementine]'' The center coordinates given in the figure caption come from the most recent USGS [http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/pigwad/down/moon_warp_clementine_750nm_basemap.htm Warped Clementine] basemap, and are presumably more accurate than the slightly different "official" ones listed in the [[IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer|IAU Planetary Gazetteer]] (quoted in the title line at the top of this page).<br /> <br /> | |
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Kimura LPOD Photo Gallery]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Kimura LPOD Photo Gallery]<br /> <br /> | ||
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| − | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisashi_Kimura Hisashi Kimura] (1870 – September 26, 1943), a Japanese astronomer. He devoted his career to the study and measurement of variation in latitude, building upon the work of Seth Carlo [ | + | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisashi_Kimura Hisashi Kimura] (1870 – September 26, 1943), a Japanese astronomer. He devoted his career to the study and measurement of variation in latitude, building upon the work of Seth Carlo [[Chandler|Chandler]], who discovered the Chandler wobble in the Earth's rotation axis. |
| − | * '''Kimura''' appears in the long list of farside crater names approved by the IAU and published in [ | + | * '''Kimura''' appears in the long list of farside crater names approved by the IAU and published in [[Menzel%2C%201971#KIMURA|Menzel, 1971]]. |
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 16 April 2018
Contents
Kimura
| Lat: 57.1°S, Long: 118.4°E, Diam: 28 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
Clementine The center coordinates given in the figure caption come from the most recent USGS Warped Clementine basemap, and are presumably more accurate than the slightly different "official" ones listed in the IAU Planetary Gazetteer (quoted in the title line at the top of this page).
Images
Maps
(LAC zone 130C1) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Nomenclature
- Named for Hisashi Kimura (1870 – September 26, 1943), a Japanese astronomer. He devoted his career to the study and measurement of variation in latitude, building upon the work of Seth Carlo Chandler, who discovered the Chandler wobble in the Earth's rotation axis.
- Kimura appears in the long list of farside crater names approved by the IAU and published in Menzel, 1971.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
