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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Rocca LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Rocca%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Rocca Apollo Images]<br /> There should be a Concentric Crater somewhere southwest of '''Rocca F''' (according to C.A.Wood's list of Concentric Craters, 1978). Perhaps it is captured on Lunar Orbiter 4's photograph [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/images/preview/4168_h2.jpg LOIV-168-h2]?<br /> Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Rocca LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Rocca%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Rocca Apollo Images]<br /> There should be a Concentric Crater somewhere southwest of '''Rocca F''' (according to C.A.Wood's list of Concentric Craters, 1978). Perhaps it is captured on Lunar Orbiter 4's photograph [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/images/preview/4168_h2.jpg LOIV-168-h2]?<br /> Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | ||
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| − | ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU% | + | ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ROCCA.--An irregular formation, 60 miles in length, near the limb S.W. of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Grimaldi Grimaldi], consisting of a depression partially enclosed by mountain arms.<br /> <br /> |
===Wikipedia=== | ===Wikipedia=== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocca_(crater) Rocca]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocca_(crater) Rocca]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
* IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5164 Rocca] | * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5164 Rocca] | ||
| − | * Depth data from [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Kurt%20Fisher% | + | * Depth data from [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths Kurt Fisher database] |
** Westfall, 2000: 3.52 km | ** Westfall, 2000: 3.52 km | ||
** Cherrington, 1969: 2.19 km | ** Cherrington, 1969: 2.19 km | ||
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==Lettered craters== | ==Lettered craters== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Rocca-letter.jpg|rocca-letter.jpg]]<br /> Graphic LAC No’s. [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_73_lo.pdf No. 73], [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_74_lo.pdf No. 74] and [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_91_lo.pdf No. 91]. Excerpt from the ''[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/dAtlas.html USGS Digital Atlas of the Moon].''<br /> <br /> |
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Alphabetical%20Index Named Features] -- Prev: [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Robinson Robinson] -- Next: [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Rocco Rocco]<br /> | [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Alphabetical%20Index Named Features] -- Prev: [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Robinson Robinson] -- Next: [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Rocco Rocco]<br /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:13, 16 April 2018
Contents
Rocca
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Lat: 12.85°S, Long: 72.84°W, Diam: 84.06 km, Depth: 3.52 km, Rükl: 39, Nectarian |
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
There should be a Concentric Crater somewhere southwest of Rocca F (according to C.A.Wood's list of Concentric Craters, 1978). Perhaps it is captured on Lunar Orbiter 4's photograph LOIV-168-h2?
Danny Caes
Maps
(LAC zone 73C3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Elger
(IAU Directions) ROCCA.--An irregular formation, 60 miles in length, near the limb S.W. of Grimaldi, consisting of a depression partially enclosed by mountain arms.
Wikipedia
Additional Information
- IAU page: Rocca
- Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 3.52 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 2.19 km
- Concentric Crater southwest of Rocca F? (mentioned as number 43 in C.A.Wood's list of Concentric Craters, 1978).
- Dark lacus-like region on the floor of Rocca A; east of Rocca itself, and northwest of Lacus Aestatis.
Nomenclature
- Giovanni Antonio Rocca (1607-1656) was an Italian mathematician.
LROC Articles
LPOD Articles
Lettered craters
Graphic LAC No’s. No. 73, No. 74 and No. 91. Excerpt from the USGS Digital Atlas of the Moon.
Bibliography
Named Features -- Prev: Robinson -- Next: Rocco
